He designed parks and other public works, subdivisions and private estates, primarily in Ohio.

Taylor was born July 8, 1883, in Carlisle, Massachusetts to Nathaniel A. Davis and Ellen F.

In 1914 Taylor established his own practice in Cleveland, eventually opening a second office in Florida.

The following is a partial list of public works on which his firm worked: Taylor helped found the landscape architecture program at Ohio State University and served as a non-resident professor in the program from 1916 to 1926. Notable among Taylor's many publications was his 1921 book, The Complete Garden.

Taylor's papers (1918–1942) are archived at the Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan.