Jacob Weidenmann (August 22, 1829 – February 6, 1893) was a landscape architect from Switzerland known for his design of rural cemeteries and public parks.
[2] After graduating, he worked in Munich, Paris, London, New York City, Panama, and Peru,[2] before settling in the United States in 1856.
Beginning in 1874 he shared an office with Frederick Law Olmsted, and they subsequently collaborated on projects including Mount Royal Park in Montreal and the Washington, D.C. Capitol grounds.
[2] Weidenmann's Hartford designs include grounds for the American School for the Deaf, Bushnell Park, the Butler-McCook Homestead gardens, Cedar Hill Cemetery, and the Institute of Living.
His national work includes landscape designs for the United States Capitol, U.S. Quartermaster Depot, Schuylkill Arsenal, and Hot Springs Reservation.