Knowledge

Frederick Law Olmsted

Source đź“ť

995: 416: 1143:, a large promenade leading to the Bethesda Terrace, and the single formal feature in Olmsted and Vaux's original naturalistic design. The designers wrote that a "'grand promenade' was an 'essential feature of a metropolitan park'"; however, its formal symmetry, its style, although something of an aberration, was designed to be subordinate to the natural view surrounding it. Wealthy passengers were let from their carriages at its south end. The carriage would then drive around to the Terrace, which overlooked the Lake and Ramble to pick them up, saving them the trouble of needing to double back on foot. The Promenade was lined with slender elms and offered views of Sheep Meadow. 612: 964:
government to reserve public lands, to protect their "value to posterity". He described the "sublime" and "stately" landscape, emphasizing that the value of the landscape was not in any one individual waterfall, cliff, or tree, but in the "miles of scenery where cliffs of awful height and rocks of vast magnitude and of varied and exquisite coloring, are banked and fringed and draped and shadowed by the tender foliage of noble and lovely trees and bushes, reflected from the most placid pools, and associated with the most tranquil meadows, the most playful streams, and every variety of soft and peaceful pastoral beauty".
165: 1147: 44: 434:, on April 26, 1822. His father, John Olmsted, was a prosperous merchant who took a lively interest in nature, people, and places; Frederick Law and his younger brother, John Hull Olmsted, also showed this interest. His mother, Charlotte Law (née Hull) Olmsted, died from an overdose before his fourth birthday in 1826. His father remarried in 1827 to Mary Ann Bull, who shared her husband's strong love of nature and had perhaps a more cultivated taste. Their children were Charlotte, Mary, Owen, Bertha, Ada, and Albert Olmsted. The 624: 770:
sore mental state ... He works like a dog all day and sits up nearly all night ... works with steady, feverish intensity till four in the morning, sleeps on a sofa in his clothes, and breakfasts on strong coffee and pickles!!!" His overwork and lack of sleep led to his being in a perpetual state of irritability, which wore on the people with whom he worked: "Exhausted, ill and having lost the support of the men who put him in charge, Olmsted resigned on Sept. 1, 1863." Yet within a month he was on his way to California.
871: 604: 3791: 2666: 3798: 3781: 3774: 563:
had about the standard of living of a New York City policeman, but the proportion of the free white men who were as well-off as a Northern working man was small. Slavery meant that 'the proportion of men improving their condition was much less than in any Northern community; and that the natural resources of the land were strangely unused, or were used with poor economy.'
1120:
whole space is enhanced; concealment of design, design that does not call attention to itself; design that works on the unconscious to produce relaxation; and utility or purpose over ornamentation. A bridge, a pathway, a tree, a pasture: any and all elements are brought together to produce a particular effect.
1084:(MOLLUS) on May 2, 1888, and was assigned insignia number 6345. Olmsted's election to MOLLUS is significant in that he was one of the few civilians elected to membership in an organization composed almost exclusively of military officers and their descendants. In 1891 he joined the Connecticut Society of the 1132:
as that very uniqueness would draw attention to itself where the intention is to enable relaxation: utility above all else was an objective. Separation applied to areas designed in different styles and different uses enhancing safety and reducing distraction. A key feature of Central Park is the use of
1168:
was renovated into a brick structure that is described as one of the notable mansions of the area. At the time of the renovation, the mature landscape plan for the residence was not altered. A widening of Spring Valley Road during the late twentieth century did eliminate some Olmsted landscaping that
562:
He argued that slavery had made the slave states inefficient (a set amount of work took 4 times as long in Virginia as in the North) and backward both economically and socially. He said that the profits of slavery were enjoyed by no more than 8,000 owners of large plantations; a somewhat larger group
390:
said of him, "He paints with lakes and wooded slopes; with lawns and banks and forest-covered hills; with mountainsides and ocean views ... " His work, especially in Central Park, set a standard of excellence that continues to influence landscape architecture in the United States. He was an early and
1159:
in New Jersey. He is a descendant of a Dutch physician who settled in Manhattan in 1700 and whose family members became prominent property owners in the city and various other locations. Initially, that country estate was one of several self-sufficient retreats from Manhattan held by the family that
557:
My own observation of the real condition of the people of our Slave States, gave me ... an impression that the cotton monopoly in some way did them more harm than good; and although the written narration of what I saw was not intended to set this forth, upon reviewing it for the present publication,
1154:
Affluent New Yorkers, who rarely walked through the park, mixed with the less well-to-do in the Terrace areas, and all enjoyed an escape from the hustle and bustle of the surrounding city. However, the most wealthy among them employed the firm to landscape their country estates in a similar fashion
1131:
Subordination strove to use all objects and features in the service of the design and its intended effect. It can be seen in the subtle use of naturally occurring plants throughout the park. Non-native species planted for the sake of their own uniqueness was seen as defeating the purpose of design,
1119:
Drawing influences from English landscape and gardening, Olmsted emphasized design that encourages the full use of the naturally occurring features of a given space, its "genius"; the subordination of individual details to the whole so that decorative elements do not take precedence, but rather the
769:
He worked for the Sanitary Commission to the point of exhaustion: "Part of the problem was his need to maintain control over all aspects of the commission's work. He refused to delegate and he had an appetite for authority and power." By January 1863 a friend wrote: "Olmsted is in an unhappy, sick,
703:
The design of Central Park embodies Olmsted's social consciousness and commitment to egalitarian ideals. Influenced by Downing and his observations regarding social class in England, China, and the American South, Olmsted believed that the common green space must always be equally accessible to all
688:
among others. Vaux had invited the less experienced Olmsted to participate in the design competition with him, having been impressed with Olmsted's theories and political contacts. Prior to this, in contrast with the more experienced Vaux, Olmsted had never designed or executed a landscape design.
1123:
Olmsted designed primarily in pastoral and picturesque styles, each to achieve a particular effect. The pastoral style featured vast expanses of green with small lakes, trees, and groves and produced a soothing, restorative effect on the viewer. The picturesque style covered rocky, broken terrain
855:
Olmsted conceived of entire systems of parks and interconnecting parkways to connect certain cities to green spaces. Some of the best examples of the scale on which he worked are the park system designed for Buffalo, one of the largest projects; the system he designed for Milwaukee, and the park
963:
and Mariposa Big Tree Grove as public reserves. This was the first land set aside by Congress for public use. Olmsted served a one-year appointment on the Board of Commissioner of the state reserve, and his 1865 report to Congress on the board's recommendations laid an ethical framework for the
1127:
Scenery was designed to enhance the sense of space: indistinct boundaries using plants, brush, and trees as opposed to sharp ones; the interplay of light and shadow close up, and blurred detail farther away. He employed a vast expanse of greenery at the end of which would lie a grove of yellow
1021:, in 1905, creating a series of connecting parkways between existing parks and suggesting improvements to those parks. The oldest of these parks, Deering Oaks, had been designed by City Engineer William Goodwin in 1879 but is today frequently described as a Frederick Law Olmsted-designed park. 570:
The citizens of the cotton States, as a whole, are poor. They work little, and that little, badly; they earn little, they sell little; they buy little, and they have little – very little – of the common comforts and consolations of civilized life. Their destitution is not material only; it is
1506:
Cf. Wilson, p. 220. "At the beginning of the Civil War, it was suggested by Olmsted's English publisher that a one-volume abridgment of all three of these books would be of interest to the British public, and Olmsted, then busy with Central Park, arranged to have this condensation made by an
1169:
included a cascading bank of native ferns lining a roadside stretch of the property that extended along the road from Blackberry Lane to the eponymous van Beuren Road that divided the family property from its northern boundary to its southern boundary at Blue Mill Road.
2350:"But who knew that the travel writings of Frederick Law Olmsted, who was much more famous as the designer of Central Park in New York, or the poet, John T. Trowbridge, provided such vivid depictions of slavery and the ruined South both before and after the war?" 704:
citizens, and was to be defended against private encroachment. This principle is now fundamental to the idea of a "public park", but was not assumed as necessary then. Olmsted's tenure as Central Park commissioner was a long struggle to preserve that idea.
1160:
included a supporting farm for produce, livestock, and a livery as well as several houses for permanent staff. The estate later became a more permanent residence as van Beuren's career shifted to founding a hospital in the growing
220:. He headed the preeminent landscape architecture and planning consultancy of late 19th century United States, which was carried on and expanded by his sons, Frederick Jr. and John C., under the name 2164: 453:
weakened his eyes, so he abandoned college plans. After working as an apprentice seaman, merchant, and journalist, he settled on a 125 acres (51 ha) farm in January 1848 on the south shore of
566:
He thought that the lack of a Southern white middle class and the general poverty of lower-class whites prevented the development of many civil amenities that were taken for granted in the North.
2446:
Journeys and explorations in the cotton kingdom. A traveller's observations on cotton and slavery in the American slave states. Based upon three former volumes of journeys and investigations ...
696:
was announced in 1858 as the winning design. On his return from the South, Olmsted began executing their plan almost immediately. Olmsted and Vaux continued their informal partnership to design
2807: 2349: 959:
in the United States. An expert on California, he was likely one of the gentlemen "of fortune, of taste and of refinement" who proposed, through Senator John Conness, that Congress designate
798:, in January of that same year. The mine was unsuccessful. "By 1865, the Mariposa Company was bankrupt, Olmsted returned to New York, and the land and mines were sold at a sheriff's sale." 2089: 3908: 2452:
This book is an abridgment of "his three earlier volumes, 'A Journey in the Seaboard States' (1856), 'A Journey Through Texas' (1857) and 'A Journey in the Back Country' (1860)."
1526:
The Cotton Kingdom: A Traveller's Observations on Cotton and Slavery in the American Slave States. Based upon Three Former Volumes of Journeys and Investigations by the Same Author
2544: 1017:. The firm lasted until 1980. Many works by the Olmsted sons are mistakenly credited to Frederick Law Olmsted today. For instance, the Olmsted Brothers firm did a park plan for 994: 553:
To this, he wrote a new introduction (on "The Present Crisis"). He stated his views on the effect of slavery on the economy and social conditions of the southern states:
3401: 1265:"F. L. Olmsted is Dead; End Comes to Great Landscape Architect at Waverly, Mass. Designer of Central and Prospect Parks and Other Famous Garden Spots of American Cities" 2624: 1805: 1598:
The Cotton Kingdom: A Traveller's Observations on Cotton and Slavery in the American Slave States. Based Upon Three Former Volumes of Journeys and Investigations
1081: 1927: 3276: 1124:
teeming with shrubs and creepers, to express nature's richness. The picturesque style played with light and shade to lend the landscape a sense of mystery.
3373: 1128:
poplar; a path that winds through a bit of landscape and intersects with others, dividing the terrain into triangular islands of successive new views.
3888: 2403: 4131: 4102: 2797: 700:
from 1865 to 1873. That was followed by other projects. Vaux remained in the shadow of Olmsted's grand public personality and social connections.
2637: 1136:
which traverse the park and are specifically dedicated to vehicles as opposed to the winding pathways designated specifically for pedestrians.
2470: 3903: 3422: 3297: 676:, whom Downing had brought to the U.S. as his architectural collaborator. After Downing died in July 1852 in a widely publicized fire on the 615:
Olmsted and Vaux in 1863 adopted "landscape architect" as a professional title and used it to describe their work for the planning of urban
3898: 3893: 3883: 1210: 1043: 999: 920: 1150:
The New Jersey residence of Jessica M. and Frederic T. van Beuren Jr. includes some of the Olmsted landscape design for the entire estate.
486:
Olmsted had a significant career in journalism. In 1850 he traveled to England to visit public gardens, where he was greatly impressed by
4196: 4186: 4161: 3913: 3347: 2484: 4156: 3538: 2828: 1385: 1104: 100: 1737: 1103:, for whose grounds he had submitted a design which was never executed. He remained there until he died in 1903. He was buried in the 227:
Other projects that Olmsted was involved in include the country's first and oldest coordinated system of public parks and parkways in
4171: 2453: 1080:
In recognition of his services during the Civil War, Olmsted was elected a Third Class member of the Massachusetts Commandery of the
386:
The quality of Olmsted's landscape architecture was recognized by his contemporaries, who showered him with prestigious commissions.
3477: 1618: 498:
in 1852. This supported his getting additional work. His visit to Birkenhead Park inspired his later contribution to the design of
3878: 3707: 2071:, Charleston, South Carolina, Arcadia Press presented at Owners of mansions in Morristown, Madison, and the surrounding area in 1794:
Carla Yanni, The Architecture of Madness: Insane Asylums in the United States, University of Minnesota Press, 2007, pp. 127–139.
1664: 971:, threatened with industrialization by the building of electrical power plants. At the same time, he campaigned to preserve the 571:
intellectual and it is moral ... They were neither generous nor hospitable and their talk was not that of evenly courageous men.
4136: 3408: 3387: 3101: 1073:
Frederick and Mary also had two children together who survived infancy: a daughter, Marion (born October 28, 1861), and a son
3303: 3185: 2693: 2186: 1421: 1357: 3873: 3170: 2924: 2621: 2449: 1928:"Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site—Massachusetts Conservation: A Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary" 978:
Olmsted was also known to oppose park projects on conservationist grounds. In 1891, Olmsted refused to develop a plan for
4166: 3702: 3484: 2588: 4066: 3601: 2858: 2577: 2157: 320: 276: 1931: 1862: 2374: 2322: 2288: 2264: 2214: 2127: 2026: 1674: 1386:"The Olmsted Family | Articles and Essays | Frederick Law Olmsted Papers | Digital Collections | Library of Congress" 1302: 1062:
On June 13, 1859, Olmsted married Mary Cleveland (Perkins) Olmsted, the widow of his brother John, who died in 1857.
763: 368: 1542: 591:, which was founded in 1865. "Olmsted spent much of his free time working without pay as an editorial assistant to 4181: 4176: 4141: 2549: 896:, for whom he devised the landscaping schemes for half a dozen projects, including Richardson's commission for the 712:
In 1861, Olmsted took leave as director of Central Park to work in Washington, D.C., as Executive Secretary of the
1088:
by right of his descent from his grandfather Benjamin Olmsted who served in the 4th Connecticut Regiment in 1775.
4151: 4086: 2868: 2671: 2522: 2503: 1712: 1085: 364: 1077:(born July 24, 1870). Their first child, John Theodore Olmsted, was born on June 13, 1860, and died in infancy. 1066:, the mayor of New York, officiated the wedding. Olmsted adopted Mary's three children (his nephews and niece), 3067: 3060: 864: 360: 213: 4146: 3528: 3340: 3262: 3255: 2992: 2802: 748: 668: 260: 1880: 820:
In 1865, he and Vaux formed Olmsted, Vaux & Co. When Olmsted returned to New York, he and Vaux designed
3821: 3612: 3217: 3180: 3053: 2823: 2493:
Robert Twombly, ed. (2010): "Frederick Law Olmsted: Essential Texts", W. W. Norton & Company, New York.
2336:, New York: Oxford University Press. Chapter VI is titled "Northerners in the South: Frederick L. Olmsted, 2018:
The Professional Practice of Landscape Architecture: A Complete Guide to Starting and Running Your Own Firm
755: 587: 3687: 3581: 3467: 3319: 1987:
Yearbook of the Connecticut Society of the Sons of the American Revolution 1897, 1898 & 1899, p. 587.
1264: 1156: 975:
in upstate New York. He was one of the founders of the American Society of Landscape Architects in 1898.
911:
In 1883, Olmsted established what is considered to be the first full-time landscape architecture firm in
901: 611: 4028: 3236: 3160: 3094: 2770: 849: 188:
in the United States. Olmsted was famous for co-designing many well-known urban parks with his partner
2558: 1545: 415: 4081: 3766: 3749: 3543: 3415: 3394: 3283: 3145: 2848: 2686: 2297: 1074: 1010: 886: 737: 380: 316: 143: 24: 2634: 2413:
A Journey through Texas, or, A saddle-trip on the southwestern frontier: with a statistical appendix
581:
for two years and as an agent with Dix, Edwards and Co., before the company's insolvency during the
403:; and, though little known, played a major role in organizing and providing medical services to the 4076: 4071: 3754: 3712: 3429: 3380: 3046: 2411: 2337: 1623: 1047: 912: 821: 733: 713: 697: 542:
These are considered vivid first-person accounts of the antebellum South. A one-volume abridgment,
340: 308: 197: 1965: 3945: 3854: 3849: 3844: 3839: 3816: 3652: 3606: 3313: 3248: 3195: 2940: 2863: 2838: 2765: 2436:
The Cotton Kingdom: A Traveller's Observations on Cotton and Slavery in the American Slave States
1997: 1231: 893: 801:
In 1865, he was appointed to the first board of commissioners for managing the newly established
256: 236: 1190:, was named Olmsted, in recognition of the designer of Seneca Park and other parks in Rochester. 3980: 3692: 3622: 3513: 3367: 3354: 3333: 2986: 2970: 2710: 2562: 1165: 1161: 1096: 1063: 1051: 1033: 1025: 802: 685: 681: 672:
magazine. A friend and mentor to Olmsted, Downing introduced him to the English-born architect
655: 420: 356: 185: 164: 88: 2481: 2176: 1507:
anti-slavery writer from North Carolina. Olmsted himself contributed to a new introduction on
4191: 3759: 3576: 3550: 3459: 3290: 3087: 2919: 2833: 2280:
A Clearing in the Distance: Frederick Law Olmsted and North America in the Nineteenth Century
2016: 1200: 1108: 956: 940: 814: 592: 431: 396: 372: 336: 332: 69: 2517: 1411: 1347: 1133: 4126: 4121: 3985: 3950: 3864: 3586: 3561: 3445: 3361: 3039: 2965: 2755: 2734: 2702: 2679: 2613: 2601: 1741: 1225: 1215: 1205: 1067: 1006: 972: 897: 857: 783: 779: 648: 644: 577: 400: 300: 139: 20: 2066: 284: 8: 4038: 3682: 3627: 3555: 3190: 3150: 3032: 2441: 1903:"Hundreds Celebrate Completion of Facelift to Yosemite's Dramatic Olmsted Point Overlook" 1483: 1187: 1146: 983: 936: 878: 841: 829: 725: 328: 324: 280: 240: 232: 209: 177: 111: 1959: 1946:
A Clearing in the Distance: Frederick Law Olmsted and America in the Nineteenth Century,
1596: 3452: 3155: 3010: 2899: 2894: 2873: 2419: 2395: 2248: 2204: 1578: 1461: 1220: 729: 721: 659: 547: 511: 399:, including work at Niagara Falls; the Adirondack region of upstate New York; and the 3965: 3697: 3647: 3632: 3596: 3571: 3518: 3175: 2651: 2370: 2318: 2284: 2278: 2274: 2260: 2253: 2210: 2182: 2153: 2123: 2022: 1680: 1670: 1582: 1521: 1489: 1453: 1417: 1353: 1298: 1140: 979: 928: 833: 825: 636: 228: 2228: 1070:(born 1852), Charlotte Olmsted (born 1855), and Owen Frederick Olmsted (born 1857). 623: 43: 3955: 3642: 3617: 3533: 3523: 2945: 2843: 2739: 2310: 1902: 1570: 1561:
by Frederick Law Olmsted; edited, with an introduction, by Arthur M. Schlesinger".
1533: 1039:
The Olmsted Center located in Queens, NY pays an homage to Frederick Law Olmsted.
1014: 924: 860:, which was one of only four completed Olmsted-designed park systems in the world. 632: 585:. Olmsted provided financial support for, and occasionally wrote for, the magazine 470: 458: 376: 304: 264: 244: 221: 217: 181: 2701: 2331: 1528:
by Frederick Law Olmsted; edited, with an introduction by Arthur M. Schlesinger".
1318:
Martin, John Stuart (October 1964). "He Paints With Lakes And Wooded Slopes ...".
3811: 3326: 3308: 3269: 2955: 2950: 2914: 2853: 2781: 2776: 2641: 2628: 2592: 2539: 2488: 2478:"Yosemite Valley" and the "Mariposa Big Tree Grove" in the Statutes of California 2345: 2168: 1183: 1100: 1018: 960: 944: 882: 791: 693: 684:, Olmsted and Vaux entered the Central Park design competition together, against 491: 344: 312: 205: 2647: 986:, saying that it "should not be marred by the intrusion of artificial objects". 3206: 2960: 2425: 2244: 795: 741: 516: 435: 387: 348: 2583: 1770: 1574: 603: 4115: 3123: 2534: 2327: 1957: 1838:
Frederick Law Olmsted, "The Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Big Tree Grove".
1614: 1457: 1029: 968: 932: 845: 759: 582: 575:
Between his travels in Europe and the South, Olmsted served as an editor for
487: 466: 462: 454: 424: 296: 272: 196:
in New York City, which led to many other urban park designs. These included
2397:
A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States; With Remarks on Their Economy (1856)
263:
in Hartford, Connecticut; Waterbury Hospital in Waterbury, Connecticut; the
3975: 3970: 3804: 3785: 3637: 3212: 3110: 2909: 2904: 2889: 2145: 1537: 1493: 905: 677: 673: 663: 640: 628: 499: 450: 446: 193: 189: 967:
In the 1880s, he was active in efforts to conserve the natural wonders of
778:
In 1863, Olmsted went west to become the manager of the newly established
4018: 4013: 3591: 3165: 3017: 2760: 1336:
Robert Muccigrosso, ed., Research Guide to American Historical Biography.
616: 1806:"Through photographs, history of 'Hudson River State Hospital' unveiled" 1465: 870: 754:
He helped to recruit and outfit three African-American regiments of the
4023: 2305: 2238: 2181:. The American Social Experience. New York: New York University Press. 1445: 787: 404: 2367:
Olmsted and Yosemite: Civil War, Abolition, and The National Park Idea
2206:
Olmsted's America: An "Unpractical" Man and His Vision of Civilization
4033: 3566: 3437: 3119: 2729: 1251: 837: 717: 292: 288: 2656: 2386:
Beveridge, Charles E., ed., Lauren Meier, ed., and Irene Mills, ed.
546:(1861), was published in England during the first six months of the 2660: 2333:
Patriotic Gore: Studies in the Literature of the American Civil War
1092: 392: 248: 201: 457:. His father helped him acquire this farm, and he renamed it from 3200: 2706: 2572: 1179: 352: 184:, and public administrator. He is considered to be the father of 2369:. Amherst, Massachusetts: Library of American Landscape History 1050:
in his former home. Olmsted is known as the "father of American
3079: 2808:
University Park–Emory Highlands–Emory Estates Historic District
2553: 2390:. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2015. xvi, 429 pp. 863:
For a list of Olmsted-designed parks in Buffalo, New York, see
268: 252: 1849:
Frederick Law Olmsted and the American Environmental Tradition
1829:
Laura Wood Roper. "FLO: A Biography of Frederick Law Olmsted".
1771:"Yosemite History: Frederick Law Olmsted, Landscape Architect" 176:(April 26, 1822 – August 28, 1903) was an American 2596: 662:, was one of the first to propose developing New York City's 520: 439: 239:; one of the first planned communities in the United States, 2225:
Olmsted in Seattle: Creating a Park System for a Modern City
505:
Interested in the slave economy, he was commissioned by the
2090:"Baby giraffe at Seneca Park Zoo named after park designer" 2014: 1252:
A celebration of the life and work of Frederick Law Olmsted
732:, he headed the medical effort for the sick and wounded at 2567: 2150:
Spying on the South: An Odyssey Across the American Divide
1013:, continued the work of their firm, doing business as the 1757:
The Call of Gold: True Tales on the Gold Road to Yosemite
900:. In 1871, Olmsted and Vaux designed the grounds for the 515:) to embark on an extensive research journey through the 2140:. Asheville, North Carolina: The Biltmore Company. 2003. 1978:
1912 Register of the Massachusetts Commandery of MOLLUS.
1958:
Frederick Law Olmsted; Theodora Kimball Hubbard (1922).
2120:
Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing the American Landscape
2117: 1082:
Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States
2465:
U.S. Sanitary Commission reports attributed to Olmsted
2388:
Frederick Law Olmsted: Plans and Views of Public Parks
2178:
Frederick Law Olmsted: The Passion of a Public Artist
2118:
Beveridge, Charles E; Paul Rocheleau (October 1998).
1961:
Frederick Law Olmsted, Landscape Architect, 1822–1903
537:
A Journey in the Back Country in the Winter of 1853–4
465:. It was later renamed "The Woods of Arden" by owner 2227:(Seattle: History Link and Documentary Media, 2019) 1139:
An example of this mix of principles is seen in the
773: 550:, at the suggestion of Olmsted's English publisher. 892:Olmsted was a frequent collaborator with architect 469:. The house in which Olmsted lived still stands at 2454:Masur, Louis P., "Olmsted's Southern Landscapes," 2255:The Park and the People: A History of Central Park 2252: 2243: 2053: 1951: 1520: 1349:Genius of Place: The Life of Frederick Law Olmsted 1114: 1036:, was named after Olmsted and his son Frederick. 758:in New York City. He contributed to organizing a 4113: 4103:New York City Department of Parks and Recreation 2315:To the Gates of Richmond: the Peninsula Campaign 1669:. Long Island University Press. pp. 51–66. 1485:Walks and Talks of an American Farmer in England 496:Walks and Talks of an American Farmer in England 2360:Research Guide to American Historical Biography 2300:"Was Olmsted an Unbiased Critic of the South?" 1390:Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA 1005:After Olmsted's retirement and death, his sons 598: 544:Journeys and Explorations in the Cotton Kingdom 2595:, 2010 documentary; supplemental materials at 2573:The Frederick Law Olmsted Society of Riverside 1095:forced Olmsted to retire. By 1898 he moved to 747:He was one of the six founding members of the 558:I find the impression has become a conviction. 3235: 3095: 2687: 1410:Olmsted, Henry King; Ward, George K. (1912). 1155:for their private enjoyment, such as that of 955:Olmsted was an important early leader of the 379:, he worked on the landscape surrounding the 2462: 2069:Images of America: Mansions of Morris County 1609: 1607: 1211:Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site 1099:, and took up residence as a patient at the 1044:Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site 1000:Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site 921:Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site 1754: 1409: 762:, which raised one million dollars for the 707: 627:Willowdell Arch with the team that created 410: 3102: 3088: 2829:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2694: 2680: 2568:The National Association for Olmsted Parks 2273: 1804:Farrell, Barbara Gallo (August 14, 2019). 1557:Woody, Robert Hilliard (1955). "review of 1413:Genealogy of the Olmsted family in America 902:Hudson River State Hospital for the Insane 438:ancestors arrived in the early 1600s from 42: 3135: 2235:FLO: A Biography of Frederick Law Olmsted 1662: 1656: 1604: 1311: 1164:. At that time the shingled structure in 915:. He called the home and office compound 523:from 1852 to 1857. His dispatches to the 369:Chicago's emerald necklace boulevard ring 2635:Frederick Law Olmsted: Designing America 2543:) is being considered for deletion. See 1706: 1704: 1702: 1145: 993: 869: 622: 610: 602: 414: 16:American landscape architect (1822–1903) 4132:American landscape and garden designers 2433: 2409: 2393: 2144: 1863:"Jewels of Olmsted's Unspoiled Midwest" 1803: 1797: 1478: 947:in Chicago, among many other projects. 923:. From there Olmsted designed Boston's 813:For a more complete list of parks, see 231:; the country's oldest state park, the 192:. Olmsted and Vaux's first project was 4114: 2365:Diamant, Rolf and Carr, Ethan (2022). 2174: 2041: 2015:Walter Rogers; Michaal Dollin (2010). 1860: 1759:. Mariposa, California: Gazette Press. 1693: 1613: 1345: 1317: 1257: 720:. He tended to the wounded during the 529:A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States 494:. He subsequently wrote and published 4055: 4002: 3934: 3729: 3671: 3502: 3234: 3186:The Pond and Hallett Nature Sanctuary 3134: 3083: 2675: 2021:. John Wiley & Sons. p. 19. 1710: 1699: 1556: 1443: 1292: 1172: 808: 3745: 3171:Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir 2925:Lucy Beall Candler Owens Heinz Leide 2605:interview with Witold Rybczynski on 2463:Olmsted, Frederick Law (1861–1863). 2202: 1861:Martin, Justin (September 2, 2011). 1380: 1378: 1376: 840:'s grand necklace of parks; and the 363:, the main park ground for the 1893 4003: 3935: 3703:Concerto: One Night in Central Park 2422:from the University of North Texas. 1416:. Quintin Publications. p. 8. 631:, including (from right): Olmsted, 527:were collected into three volumes ( 142:, Charlotte, Owen, and Marion, and 13: 4197:American people of English descent 4187:Writers from Hartford, Connecticut 4162:People from Belmont, Massachusetts 3503: 2859:Fernbank Museum of Natural History 2380: 2087: 950: 803:Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove 740:, which had a boat landing on the 445:When he was almost ready to enter 355:. In Chicago his projects include 321:University of California, Berkeley 14: 4208: 4157:The Nation (U.S. magazine) people 4056: 2585:Olmsted and America's Urban Parks 2547:to help reach a consensus. â€ş 2497: 2122:. New York: Universe Publishing. 1373: 774:Gold mining project in California 764:United States Sanitary Commission 4172:People of the American Civil War 3796: 3789: 3779: 3772: 3485:Women's Rights Pioneers Monument 3109: 2664: 1711:Masur, Louis P. (July 9, 2011). 1488:. George E. Putnam. p. 83. 1057: 724:. In 1862, during Union General 299:and parks and parkway system in 163: 3914:Central Park North–110th Street 2869:Georgia Mental Health Institute 2476:Olmsted, Frederick Law (1865). 2444:The British edition was titled 2434:Olmsted, Frederick Law (1861). 2426:Olmsted, Frederick Law (1860). 2410:Olmsted, Frederick Law (1857). 2394:Olmsted, Frederick Law (1856). 2317:. New York: Ticknor and Fields 2209:. Boston, MA: Bullfinch Press. 2111: 2081: 2059: 2047: 2035: 2008: 1990: 1981: 1972: 1964:. G.P. Putnam's Sons. pp.  1938: 1920: 1895: 1873: 1854: 1841: 1832: 1823: 1788: 1763: 1755:Chamberlain, Newell D. (1936). 1748: 1730: 1713:"Olmsted's Southern Landscapes" 1687: 1643: 1589: 1550: 1514: 1500: 1472: 1086:Sons of the American Revolution 658:, the landscape architect from 3909:Cathedral Parkway–110th Street 2657:Works by Frederick Law Olmsted 2648:Works by Frederick Law Olmsted 2304:(1952), 37#2 pp. 173–187 2073:Brief History of Morris County 2054:Rosenzweig & Blackmar 1992 1530:The American Historical Review 1437: 1403: 1339: 1330: 1286: 1245: 1115:Olmsted's principles of design 865:Buffalo, New York parks system 790:. The estate had been sold by 1: 4137:American landscape architects 3797: 3773: 3730: 3529:Bethesda Terrace and Fountain 3256:Alice in Wonderland sculpture 2993:DeKalb County School District 2803:Emory Grove Historic District 2798:Druid Hills Historic District 2532: 2450:London: S. Low, Son & Co. 2428:A Journey in the Back Country 1352:. Hachette Books. p. 8. 1238: 780:Rancho Las Mariposas–Mariposa 749:Union League Club of New York 481: 103:, Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. 3790: 3780: 3613:Richard Morris Hunt Memorial 3181:North Woods and North Meadow 3068:All neighborhoods of Atlanta 2824:Callanwolde Fine Arts Center 2580:KCET Departures Olmsted Plan 2523:Resources in other libraries 2259:. Cornell University Press. 756:United States Colored Troops 666:in his role as publisher of 599:New York City's Central Park 473:, near Woods of Arden Road. 365:World's Columbian Exposition 50:engraving after a photograph 7: 3879:59th Street–Columbus Circle 3320:Frederick Douglass Memorial 2663:(public domain audiobooks) 2152:. New York: Penguin Press. 1810:www.poughkeepsiejournal.com 1194: 1157:Frederick T. van Beuren Jr. 595:. It was a labor of love." 319:; the master plans for the 10: 4213: 4167:Artists from Staten Island 3672: 3388:Samuel Finley Breese Morse 3161:Great Lawn and Turtle Pond 2771:Druid Hills Baptist Church 2607:A Clearing in the Distance 2473:from the Internet Archive. 2406:from the Internet Archive. 2298:Schlesinger, Arthur M. Sr. 2233:Roper, Laura Wood (1973). 1998:"Frederick Law Olmsted Sr" 1297:. Routledge. p. 500. 862: 812: 782:gold mining estate in the 367:, the southern portion of 259:in Hartford, Connecticut; 153:John and Charlotte Olmsted 18: 4099: 4062: 4051: 4009: 3998: 3941: 3930: 3863: 3832: 3750:Frederick Douglass Circle 3740: 3736: 3725: 3678: 3667: 3509: 3498: 3416:Seventh Regiment Memorial 3284:Burnett Memorial Fountain 3243: 3237:Sculptures and public art 3230: 3141: 3130: 3117: 3027: 3002: 2979: 2933: 2882: 2849:Emory University Hospital 2816: 2790: 2748: 2717: 2631:, Cleveland Museum of Art 2518:Resources in your library 2482:The National Park Service 2358:Muccigrosso, Robert, ed. 2138:Guide to Biltmore Estates 1948:Scribner, New York, 1999. 1666:Handbook of Prospect Park 1575:10.1215/00382876-54-1-164 1075:Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. 1011:Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. 989: 919:. It is now the restored 887:Asheville, North Carolina 698:Prospect Park in Brooklyn 476: 317:Asheville, North Carolina 162: 157: 149: 135: 127: 117: 107: 96: 77: 55: 41: 34: 25:Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. 3874:Fifth Avenue–59th Street 2561:: A bibliography by the 2545:templates for discussion 2442:New York: Mason Brothers 2302:Journal of Negro History 1663:Lancaster, Clay (1972). 1624:New York Review of Books 1595:Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1563:South Atlantic Quarterly 1295:Encyclopedia of the City 1048:Brookline, Massachusetts 1028:was named in his honor. 1024:A residence hall at the 913:Brookline, Massachusetts 714:U.S. Sanitary Commission 708:U.S. Sanitary Commission 411:Early life and education 341:The Lawrenceville School 309:New Britain, Connecticut 19:Not to be confused with 4182:Russell Sage Foundation 4177:Phillips Academy alumni 4142:American urban planners 3946:Elizabeth Barlow Rogers 3708:Shakespeare in the Park 3314:Duke Ellington Memorial 3249:107th Infantry Memorial 2941:Atlanta freeway revolts 2864:Fernbank Science Center 2839:Druid Hills High School 2766:Carlos H. Mason Mansion 2591:March 30, 2018, at the 2487:August 4, 2013, at the 2175:Kalfus, Melvin (1991). 2075:prepared by the county" 1619:"America's Green Giant" 1601:, Mason Brothers, 1862. 1450:Historic Gardens Review 1446:"Frederick Law Olmsted" 1346:Martin, Justin (2011). 1232:Devil in the White City 894:Henry Hobson Richardson 533:A Journey Through Texas 285:Grand Necklace of Parks 257:The Institute of Living 237:Niagara Falls, New York 4152:McLean Hospital people 3981:Egbert Ludovicus Viele 3693:UAE Healthy Kidney 10K 3623:Tarr Family Playground 3368:King Jagiello Monument 3040:Morningside–Lenox Park 2987:Atlanta Public Schools 2971:Stone Mountain Freeway 2711:DeKalb County, Georgia 2563:Buffalo History Museum 2283:. New York: Scribner. 2094:Democrat and Chronicle 1775:Yosemite National Park 1738:"Olmsted Introduction" 1546:vol. 2 of 1861 edition 1543:vol. 1 of 1861 edition 1480:Olmsted, Frederick Law 1151: 1097:Belmont, Massachusetts 1064:Daniel Fawcett Tiemann 1052:Landscape Architecture 1034:Yosemite National Park 1026:University of Hartford 1002: 943:, as well as the 1893 889: 832:; the park system for 686:Egbert Ludovicus Viele 656:Andrew Jackson Downing 652: 620: 608: 573: 560: 427: 186:landscape architecture 131:Mary Cleveland Perkins 89:Belmont, Massachusetts 4067:Birdwatching incident 3961:Frederick Law Olmsted 3760:Duke Ellington Circle 3577:Diana Ross Playground 3460:Three Dancing Maidens 3136:Geographical features 3020:mixed-use development 2989:(portions in Atlanta) 2920:Louie De Votie Newton 2834:Druid Hills Golf Club 2725:Frederick Law Olmsted 2640:May 14, 2021, at the 2627:May 12, 2014, at the 2614:Frederick Law Olmsted 2559:Frederick Law Olmsted 2550:Frederick Law Olmsted 2509:Frederick Law Olmsted 1907:National Park Service 1293:Caves, R. W. (2004). 1201:List of Olmsted works 1178:In June 2022, a baby 1149: 1109:Hartford, Connecticut 997: 957:conservation movement 941:University of Chicago 875:Frederick Law Olmsted 873: 815:List_of_Olmsted_works 716:, a precursor to the 626: 614: 606: 568: 555: 432:Hartford, Connecticut 418: 397:conservation movement 381:United States Capitol 373:University of Chicago 337:Mount Holyoke College 333:Palo Alto, California 174:Frederick Law Olmsted 70:Hartford, Connecticut 36:Frederick Law Olmsted 4147:Druid Hills, Georgia 3986:George E. Waring Jr. 3951:Andrew Haswell Green 3607:McGown's Pass Tavern 3587:Heckscher Playground 3562:Cherry Hill Fountain 3298:Christopher Columbus 2966:Ponce de Leon Avenue 2756:Briarcliff (mansion) 2735:John Charles Olmsted 2617:Explore Capitol Hill 2088:Freile, Victoria E. 1744:on October 11, 1999. 1617:(November 5, 2015). 1538:10.1086/ahr/59.1.141 1444:Homsy, Bryn (2001). 1226:History of gardening 1216:Charles Loring Brace 1206:Frederick E. Olmsted 1068:John Charles Olmsted 1007:John Charles Olmsted 898:Buffalo State Asylum 858:Louisville, Kentucky 856:system designed for 794:to New York banker, 649:Andrew Haswell Green 507:New York Daily Times 471:4515 Hylan Boulevard 430:Olmsted was born in 401:National Park system 301:Louisville, Kentucky 21:Frederick E. Olmsted 3628:Tavern on the Green 3556:Central Park Casino 3423:William Shakespeare 3341:Fitz-Greene Halleck 3263:Angel of the Waters 3191:The Ramble and Lake 3151:Conservatory Garden 2609:, October 17, 1999. 2249:Blackmar, Elizabeth 2044:, pp. 196, 313 1944:Witold Rybezynski, 1683:on August 27, 2009. 1524:(1953). "review of 1188:Rochester, New York 984:Marquette, Michigan 937:Stanford University 879:John Singer Sargent 842:Niagara Reservation 830:Riverside, Illinois 726:George B. McClellan 349:St. Catharines 329:Stanford University 325:University of Maine 281:Rochester, New York 241:Riverside, Illinois 233:Niagara Reservation 210:Trenton, New Jersey 178:landscape architect 112:Landscape architect 3602:Marionette Theatre 3453:Untermyer Fountain 3402:JosĂ© de San MartĂ­n 3348:Alexander Hamilton 3304:Cleopatra's Needle 3156:Conservatory Water 3011:Driving Miss Daisy 2900:Asa G. Candler Jr. 2895:Asa Griggs Candler 2874:The Paideia School 2791:Historic districts 2749:Historic buildings 2644:(2014 documentary) 2456:The New York Times 2338:John T. Trowbridge 2275:Rybczynski, Witold 2203:Hall, Lee (1995). 1867:The New York Times 1559:The Cotton Kingdom 1522:Stampp, Kenneth M. 1509:The Present Crisis 1221:Landscape designer 1173:In popular culture 1152: 1105:Old North Cemetery 1003: 927:, the campuses of 890: 877:, oil painting by 828:Chicago suburb of 809:U.S. park designer 730:Peninsula Campaign 722:American Civil War 669:The Horticulturist 660:Newburgh, New York 653: 621: 609: 548:American Civil War 512:The New York Times 502:in New York City. 428: 421:Olmsted–Beil House 407:in the Civil War. 123:New York City Park 101:Old North Cemetery 4109: 4108: 4095: 4094: 4047: 4046: 4029:Mandarin Patinkin 3994: 3993: 3966:Ignaz Anton Pilat 3926: 3925: 3922: 3921: 3827: 3826: 3721: 3720: 3698:New York Mini 10K 3663: 3662: 3633:Victorian Gardens 3572:Delacorte Theater 3519:Ballplayers House 3494: 3493: 3472:National Monument 3441:(temporary, 2005) 3226: 3225: 3218:Strawberry Fields 3077: 3076: 3061:Virginia–Highland 2773:(Poncey–Highland) 2652:Project Gutenberg 2504:Library resources 2355:, March 22, 2012. 2311:Sears, Stephen W. 2188:978-0-8147-4618-9 1651:Olmsted's America 1423:978-1-58211-670-9 1359:978-0-306-81984-1 1320:American Heritage 1274:. August 29, 1903 1254:– Biography Page. 1141:Central Park Mall 980:Presque Isle Park 973:Adirondack region 929:Wellesley College 834:Buffalo, New York 637:Ignaz Anton Pilat 578:Putnam's Magazine 229:Buffalo, New York 171: 170: 144:Frederick Law Jr. 4204: 4053: 4052: 4000: 3999: 3956:Jacob Wrey Mould 3932: 3931: 3822:Grand Army Plaza 3800: 3799: 3793: 3792: 3788: 3783: 3782: 3776: 3775: 3746: 3738: 3737: 3727: 3726: 3669: 3668: 3618:Rumsey Playfield 3524:Belvedere Castle 3500: 3499: 3409:Sir Walter Scott 3395:Romeo and Juliet 3381:Giuseppe Mazzini 3232: 3231: 3132: 3131: 3104: 3097: 3090: 3081: 3080: 2946:Clifton Corridor 2844:Emory University 2740:Olmsted Brothers 2705:neighborhood of 2696: 2689: 2682: 2673: 2672: 2668: 2667: 2622:Fine Arts Garden 2578:The Olmsted Plan 2468: 2439: 2417: 2401: 2362:(1988) 5:2666-74 2294: 2270: 2258: 2220: 2199: 2197: 2195: 2163: 2141: 2133: 2105: 2104: 2102: 2100: 2085: 2079: 2078: 2063: 2057: 2051: 2045: 2039: 2033: 2032: 2012: 2006: 2005: 1994: 1988: 1985: 1979: 1976: 1970: 1969: 1955: 1949: 1942: 1936: 1935: 1930:. Archived from 1924: 1918: 1917: 1915: 1913: 1899: 1893: 1892: 1890: 1888: 1877: 1871: 1870: 1858: 1852: 1845: 1839: 1836: 1830: 1827: 1821: 1820: 1818: 1816: 1801: 1795: 1792: 1786: 1785: 1783: 1781: 1767: 1761: 1760: 1752: 1746: 1745: 1740:. Archived from 1734: 1728: 1727: 1725: 1723: 1708: 1697: 1696:, pp. 308ff 1691: 1685: 1684: 1679:. Archived from 1660: 1654: 1647: 1641: 1640: 1638: 1636: 1611: 1602: 1593: 1587: 1586: 1554: 1548: 1541: 1518: 1512: 1504: 1498: 1497: 1476: 1470: 1469: 1441: 1435: 1434: 1432: 1430: 1407: 1401: 1400: 1398: 1396: 1382: 1371: 1370: 1368: 1366: 1343: 1337: 1334: 1328: 1327: 1315: 1309: 1308: 1290: 1284: 1283: 1281: 1279: 1269: 1261: 1255: 1249: 1162:community nearby 1015:Olmsted Brothers 925:Emerald Necklace 633:Jacob Wrey Mould 459:Akerly Homestead 449:at a young age, 377:Washington, D.C. 305:Walnut Hill Park 265:Emerald Necklace 245:Mount Royal Park 222:Olmsted Brothers 218:Portland, Oregon 167: 120: 84: 65: 63: 48:Olmsted in 1893; 46: 32: 31: 4212: 4211: 4207: 4206: 4205: 4203: 4202: 4201: 4112: 4111: 4110: 4105: 4091: 4087:Popular culture 4058: 4043: 4005: 4004:Notable animals 3990: 3937: 3936:Notable figures 3918: 3859: 3828: 3812:Columbus Circle 3801: 3794: 3784: 3777: 3732: 3717: 3674: 3659: 3505: 3490: 3327:Eagles and Prey 3309:Delacorte Clock 3239: 3222: 3137: 3126: 3113: 3108: 3078: 3073: 3054:Poncey–Highland 3047:Old Fourth Ward 3023: 2998: 2975: 2956:Moreland Avenue 2951:Freedom Parkway 2929: 2915:Carlos H. Mason 2878: 2854:Fernbank Forest 2812: 2786: 2782:Rainbow Terrace 2777:Lullwater House 2744: 2713: 2700: 2665: 2642:Wayback Machine 2629:Wayback Machine 2597:OlmstedFilm.org 2593:Wayback Machine 2548: 2529: 2528: 2527: 2512: 2511: 2507: 2500: 2489:Wayback Machine 2383: 2381:Primary sources 2346:David W. Blight 2291: 2267: 2245:Rosenzweig, Roy 2223:Ott, Jennifer. 2217: 2193: 2191: 2189: 2169:David W. Blight 2160: 2136: 2130: 2114: 2109: 2108: 2098: 2096: 2086: 2082: 2067:"Rae, John W., 2065: 2064: 2060: 2052: 2048: 2040: 2036: 2029: 2013: 2009: 1996: 1995: 1991: 1986: 1982: 1977: 1973: 1956: 1952: 1943: 1939: 1934:on May 2, 2015. 1926: 1925: 1921: 1911: 1909: 1901: 1900: 1896: 1886: 1884: 1881:"Olmsted Point" 1879: 1878: 1874: 1859: 1855: 1846: 1842: 1837: 1833: 1828: 1824: 1814: 1812: 1802: 1798: 1793: 1789: 1779: 1777: 1769: 1768: 1764: 1753: 1749: 1736: 1735: 1731: 1721: 1719: 1709: 1700: 1692: 1688: 1677: 1661: 1657: 1648: 1644: 1634: 1632: 1612: 1605: 1594: 1590: 1555: 1551: 1519: 1515: 1505: 1501: 1477: 1473: 1442: 1438: 1428: 1426: 1424: 1408: 1404: 1394: 1392: 1384: 1383: 1374: 1364: 1362: 1360: 1344: 1340: 1335: 1331: 1316: 1312: 1305: 1291: 1287: 1277: 1275: 1267: 1263: 1262: 1258: 1250: 1246: 1241: 1197: 1184:Seneca Park Zoo 1175: 1134:sunken roadways 1117: 1101:McLean Hospital 1060: 1019:Portland, Maine 998:Drafting room, 992: 961:Yosemite Valley 953: 951:Conservationist 883:Biltmore Estate 868: 818: 811: 792:John C. Fremont 776: 738:New Kent County 710: 694:Greensward Plan 607:Olmsted in 1857 601: 492:Birkenhead Park 484: 479: 451:sumac poisoning 413: 361:Washington Park 345:Montebello Park 313:Biltmore Estate 261:Trinity College 206:Cadwalader Park 118: 92: 86: 82: 81:August 28, 1903 73: 67: 61: 59: 51: 49: 37: 28: 17: 12: 11: 5: 4210: 4200: 4199: 4194: 4189: 4184: 4179: 4174: 4169: 4164: 4159: 4154: 4149: 4144: 4139: 4134: 4129: 4124: 4107: 4106: 4100: 4097: 4096: 4093: 4092: 4090: 4089: 4084: 4079: 4074: 4069: 4063: 4060: 4059: 4049: 4048: 4045: 4044: 4042: 4041: 4036: 4031: 4026: 4021: 4016: 4010: 4007: 4006: 3996: 3995: 3992: 3991: 3989: 3988: 3983: 3978: 3973: 3968: 3963: 3958: 3953: 3948: 3942: 3939: 3938: 3928: 3927: 3924: 3923: 3920: 3919: 3917: 3916: 3911: 3906: 3901: 3896: 3891: 3886: 3881: 3876: 3870: 3868: 3861: 3860: 3858: 3857: 3852: 3847: 3842: 3836: 3834: 3830: 3829: 3825: 3824: 3819: 3814: 3808: 3807: 3802: 3795: 3778: 3771: 3769: 3763: 3762: 3757: 3752: 3744: 3742: 3734: 3733: 3723: 3722: 3719: 3718: 3716: 3715: 3710: 3705: 3700: 3695: 3690: 3685: 3679: 3676: 3675: 3665: 3664: 3661: 3660: 3658: 3657: 3656: 3655: 3650: 3640: 3635: 3630: 3625: 3620: 3615: 3610: 3604: 3599: 3594: 3589: 3584: 3579: 3574: 3569: 3564: 3559: 3553: 3548: 3547: 3546: 3536: 3531: 3526: 3521: 3516: 3510: 3507: 3506: 3504:Other features 3496: 3495: 3492: 3491: 3489: 3488: 3481: 3478:Daniel Webster 3474: 3465: 3464: 3463: 3449: 3442: 3434: 3430:J. Marion Sims 3426: 3419: 3412: 3405: 3398: 3391: 3384: 3377: 3370: 3365: 3358: 3355:Victor Herbert 3351: 3344: 3337: 3330: 3323: 3316: 3311: 3306: 3301: 3294: 3287: 3280: 3273: 3266: 3259: 3252: 3244: 3241: 3240: 3228: 3227: 3224: 3223: 3221: 3220: 3215: 3210: 3207:Seneca Village 3204: 3198: 3193: 3188: 3183: 3178: 3176:McGowan's Pass 3173: 3168: 3163: 3158: 3153: 3148: 3142: 3139: 3138: 3128: 3127: 3118: 3115: 3114: 3107: 3106: 3099: 3092: 3084: 3075: 3074: 3072: 3071: 3064: 3057: 3050: 3043: 3036: 3028: 3025: 3024: 3022: 3021: 3015: 3006: 3004: 3000: 2999: 2997: 2996: 2990: 2983: 2981: 2977: 2976: 2974: 2973: 2968: 2963: 2958: 2953: 2948: 2943: 2937: 2935: 2934:Transportation 2931: 2930: 2928: 2927: 2922: 2917: 2912: 2907: 2902: 2897: 2892: 2886: 2884: 2880: 2879: 2877: 2876: 2871: 2866: 2861: 2856: 2851: 2846: 2841: 2836: 2831: 2826: 2820: 2818: 2814: 2813: 2811: 2810: 2805: 2800: 2794: 2792: 2788: 2787: 2785: 2784: 2779: 2774: 2768: 2763: 2758: 2752: 2750: 2746: 2745: 2743: 2742: 2737: 2732: 2727: 2721: 2719: 2715: 2714: 2699: 2698: 2691: 2684: 2676: 2670: 2669: 2654: 2645: 2632: 2619: 2611: 2599: 2581: 2575: 2570: 2565: 2556: 2526: 2525: 2520: 2514: 2513: 2502: 2501: 2499: 2498:External links 2496: 2495: 2494: 2491: 2474: 2460: 2458:, July 9, 2011 2431: 2423: 2407: 2391: 2382: 2379: 2378: 2377: 2363: 2356: 2342:Patriotic Gore 2328:Wilson, Edmund 2325: 2308: 2295: 2289: 2271: 2265: 2241: 2239:online edition 2231: 2221: 2215: 2200: 2187: 2172: 2159:978-1101980309 2158: 2142: 2134: 2128: 2113: 2110: 2107: 2106: 2080: 2058: 2046: 2034: 2027: 2007: 1989: 1980: 1971: 1950: 1937: 1919: 1894: 1872: 1853: 1840: 1831: 1822: 1796: 1787: 1762: 1747: 1729: 1717:New York Times 1698: 1686: 1675: 1655: 1642: 1615:Filler, Martin 1603: 1588: 1549: 1513: 1499: 1471: 1436: 1422: 1402: 1372: 1358: 1338: 1329: 1310: 1303: 1285: 1272:New York Times 1256: 1243: 1242: 1240: 1237: 1236: 1235: 1228: 1223: 1218: 1213: 1208: 1203: 1196: 1193: 1192: 1191: 1174: 1171: 1116: 1113: 1059: 1056: 1046:is located in 991: 988: 952: 949: 810: 807: 796:Morris Ketchum 775: 772: 742:Pamunkey River 736:plantation in 709: 706: 600: 597: 517:American South 483: 480: 478: 475: 412: 409: 388:Daniel Burnham 180:, journalist, 169: 168: 160: 159: 155: 154: 151: 147: 146: 137: 133: 132: 129: 125: 124: 121: 115: 114: 109: 105: 104: 98: 94: 93: 87: 85:(aged 81) 79: 75: 74: 68: 66:April 26, 1822 57: 53: 52: 47: 39: 38: 35: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 4209: 4198: 4195: 4193: 4190: 4188: 4185: 4183: 4180: 4178: 4175: 4173: 4170: 4168: 4165: 4163: 4160: 4158: 4155: 4153: 4150: 4148: 4145: 4143: 4140: 4138: 4135: 4133: 4130: 4128: 4125: 4123: 4120: 4119: 4117: 4104: 4098: 4088: 4085: 4083: 4080: 4078: 4075: 4073: 4070: 4068: 4065: 4064: 4061: 4057:Miscellaneous 4054: 4050: 4040: 4037: 4035: 4032: 4030: 4027: 4025: 4022: 4020: 4017: 4015: 4012: 4011: 4008: 4001: 3997: 3987: 3984: 3982: 3979: 3977: 3974: 3972: 3969: 3967: 3964: 3962: 3959: 3957: 3954: 3952: 3949: 3947: 3944: 3943: 3940: 3933: 3929: 3915: 3912: 3910: 3907: 3905: 3902: 3900: 3897: 3895: 3892: 3890: 3887: 3885: 3882: 3880: 3877: 3875: 3872: 3871: 3869: 3866: 3862: 3856: 3853: 3851: 3848: 3846: 3843: 3841: 3838: 3837: 3835: 3831: 3823: 3820: 3818: 3815: 3813: 3810: 3809: 3806: 3803: 3787: 3770: 3768: 3767:Eighth Avenue 3765: 3764: 3761: 3758: 3756: 3753: 3751: 3748: 3747: 3743: 3739: 3735: 3728: 3724: 3714: 3711: 3709: 3706: 3704: 3701: 3699: 3696: 3694: 3691: 3689: 3686: 3684: 3681: 3680: 3677: 3670: 3666: 3654: 3651: 3649: 3648:Zoo York Wall 3646: 3645: 3644: 3641: 3639: 3636: 3634: 3631: 3629: 3626: 3624: 3621: 3619: 3616: 3614: 3611: 3608: 3605: 3603: 3600: 3598: 3595: 3593: 3590: 3588: 3585: 3583: 3580: 3578: 3575: 3573: 3570: 3568: 3565: 3563: 3560: 3557: 3554: 3552: 3549: 3545: 3542: 3541: 3540: 3537: 3535: 3532: 3530: 3527: 3525: 3522: 3520: 3517: 3515: 3512: 3511: 3508: 3501: 3497: 3487: 3486: 3482: 3480: 3479: 3475: 3473: 3471: 3466: 3462: 3461: 3457: 3456: 3455: 3454: 3450: 3448: 3447: 3443: 3440: 3439: 3435: 3432: 3431: 3427: 3425: 3424: 3420: 3418: 3417: 3413: 3411: 3410: 3406: 3404: 3403: 3399: 3397: 3396: 3392: 3390: 3389: 3385: 3383: 3382: 3378: 3376: 3375: 3371: 3369: 3366: 3364: 3363: 3362:Indian Hunter 3359: 3357: 3356: 3352: 3350: 3349: 3345: 3343: 3342: 3338: 3336: 3335: 3331: 3329: 3328: 3324: 3322: 3321: 3317: 3315: 3312: 3310: 3307: 3305: 3302: 3300: 3299: 3295: 3293: 3292: 3288: 3286: 3285: 3281: 3279: 3278: 3277:SimĂłn BolĂ­var 3274: 3272: 3271: 3267: 3265: 3264: 3260: 3258: 3257: 3253: 3251: 3250: 3246: 3245: 3242: 3238: 3233: 3229: 3219: 3216: 3214: 3211: 3208: 3205: 3202: 3199: 3197: 3194: 3192: 3189: 3187: 3184: 3182: 3179: 3177: 3174: 3172: 3169: 3167: 3164: 3162: 3159: 3157: 3154: 3152: 3149: 3147: 3144: 3143: 3140: 3133: 3129: 3125: 3124:New York City 3121: 3116: 3112: 3105: 3100: 3098: 3093: 3091: 3086: 3085: 3082: 3070: 3069: 3065: 3063: 3062: 3058: 3056: 3055: 3051: 3049: 3048: 3044: 3042: 3041: 3037: 3035: 3034: 3030: 3029: 3026: 3019: 3016: 3013: 3012: 3008: 3007: 3005: 3001: 2994: 2991: 2988: 2985: 2984: 2982: 2978: 2972: 2969: 2967: 2964: 2962: 2959: 2957: 2954: 2952: 2949: 2947: 2944: 2942: 2939: 2938: 2936: 2932: 2926: 2923: 2921: 2918: 2916: 2913: 2911: 2908: 2906: 2903: 2901: 2898: 2896: 2893: 2891: 2888: 2887: 2885: 2881: 2875: 2872: 2870: 2867: 2865: 2862: 2860: 2857: 2855: 2852: 2850: 2847: 2845: 2842: 2840: 2837: 2835: 2832: 2830: 2827: 2825: 2822: 2821: 2819: 2815: 2809: 2806: 2804: 2801: 2799: 2796: 2795: 2793: 2789: 2783: 2780: 2778: 2775: 2772: 2769: 2767: 2764: 2762: 2759: 2757: 2754: 2753: 2751: 2747: 2741: 2738: 2736: 2733: 2731: 2728: 2726: 2723: 2722: 2720: 2716: 2712: 2708: 2704: 2697: 2692: 2690: 2685: 2683: 2678: 2677: 2674: 2662: 2658: 2655: 2653: 2649: 2646: 2643: 2639: 2636: 2633: 2630: 2626: 2623: 2620: 2618: 2615: 2612: 2610: 2608: 2604: 2600: 2598: 2594: 2590: 2587: 2586: 2582: 2579: 2576: 2574: 2571: 2569: 2566: 2564: 2560: 2557: 2555: 2551: 2546: 2542: 2541: 2536: 2531: 2530: 2524: 2521: 2519: 2516: 2515: 2510: 2505: 2492: 2490: 2486: 2483: 2479: 2475: 2472: 2466: 2461: 2459: 2457: 2451: 2447: 2443: 2437: 2432: 2430: 2429: 2424: 2421: 2415: 2414: 2408: 2405: 2399: 2398: 2392: 2389: 2385: 2384: 2376: 2375:9781952620348 2372: 2368: 2364: 2361: 2357: 2354: 2351: 2347: 2343: 2340:". Reviewing 2339: 2335: 2334: 2329: 2326: 2324: 2323:0-89919-790-6 2320: 2316: 2312: 2309: 2307: 2303: 2299: 2296: 2292: 2290:0-684-82463-9 2286: 2282: 2281: 2277:(June 1999). 2276: 2272: 2268: 2266:0-8014-9751-5 2262: 2257: 2256: 2250: 2246: 2242: 2240: 2236: 2232: 2230: 2229:online review 2226: 2222: 2218: 2216:0-8212-1998-7 2212: 2208: 2207: 2201: 2190: 2184: 2180: 2179: 2173: 2170: 2166: 2161: 2155: 2151: 2147: 2146:Horwitz, Tony 2143: 2139: 2135: 2131: 2129:0-7893-0228-4 2125: 2121: 2116: 2115: 2095: 2091: 2084: 2076: 2074: 2070: 2062: 2056:, p. 133 2055: 2050: 2043: 2038: 2030: 2028:9780470902424 2024: 2020: 2019: 2011: 2003: 1999: 1993: 1984: 1975: 1967: 1963: 1962: 1954: 1947: 1941: 1933: 1929: 1923: 1908: 1904: 1898: 1882: 1876: 1868: 1864: 1857: 1850: 1847:Albert Fein, 1844: 1835: 1826: 1811: 1807: 1800: 1791: 1776: 1772: 1766: 1758: 1751: 1743: 1739: 1733: 1722:September 20, 1718: 1714: 1707: 1705: 1703: 1695: 1690: 1682: 1678: 1676:0-913252-06-9 1672: 1668: 1667: 1659: 1652: 1646: 1630: 1626: 1625: 1620: 1616: 1610: 1608: 1600: 1599: 1592: 1584: 1580: 1576: 1572: 1568: 1564: 1560: 1553: 1547: 1544: 1539: 1535: 1531: 1527: 1523: 1517: 1510: 1503: 1495: 1491: 1487: 1486: 1481: 1475: 1467: 1463: 1459: 1455: 1451: 1447: 1440: 1425: 1419: 1415: 1414: 1406: 1391: 1387: 1381: 1379: 1377: 1361: 1355: 1351: 1350: 1342: 1333: 1325: 1321: 1314: 1306: 1304:9780415252256 1300: 1296: 1289: 1273: 1266: 1260: 1253: 1248: 1244: 1234: 1233: 1229: 1227: 1224: 1222: 1219: 1217: 1214: 1212: 1209: 1207: 1204: 1202: 1199: 1198: 1189: 1185: 1181: 1177: 1176: 1170: 1167: 1163: 1158: 1148: 1144: 1142: 1137: 1135: 1129: 1125: 1121: 1112: 1110: 1106: 1102: 1098: 1094: 1089: 1087: 1083: 1078: 1076: 1071: 1069: 1065: 1058:Personal life 1055: 1053: 1049: 1045: 1040: 1037: 1035: 1032:, located in 1031: 1030:Olmsted Point 1027: 1022: 1020: 1016: 1012: 1008: 1001: 996: 987: 985: 981: 976: 974: 970: 969:Niagara Falls 965: 962: 958: 948: 946: 942: 938: 934: 933:Smith College 930: 926: 922: 918: 914: 909: 907: 903: 899: 895: 888: 884: 880: 876: 872: 866: 861: 859: 853: 851: 847: 846:Niagara Falls 843: 839: 835: 831: 827: 823: 822:Prospect Park 816: 806: 805:land grants. 804: 799: 797: 793: 789: 786:mountains in 785: 784:Sierra Nevada 781: 771: 767: 765: 761: 760:Sanitary Fair 757: 752: 750: 745: 743: 739: 735: 731: 727: 723: 719: 715: 705: 701: 699: 695: 690: 687: 683: 679: 675: 671: 670: 665: 661: 657: 650: 646: 645:George Waring 642: 638: 634: 630: 625: 618: 613: 605: 596: 594: 590: 589: 584: 583:Panic of 1857 580: 579: 572: 567: 564: 559: 554: 551: 549: 545: 540: 538: 534: 530: 526: 522: 518: 514: 513: 508: 503: 501: 497: 493: 489: 488:Joseph Paxton 474: 472: 468: 467:Erastus Wiman 464: 463:Tosomock Farm 460: 456: 455:Staten Island 452: 448: 443: 441: 437: 433: 426: 425:Staten Island 422: 417: 408: 406: 402: 398: 394: 389: 384: 382: 378: 374: 370: 366: 362: 358: 354: 350: 346: 342: 338: 334: 330: 326: 322: 318: 314: 310: 306: 302: 298: 297:Cherokee Park 294: 290: 286: 282: 278: 277:Highland Park 274: 273:Massachusetts 270: 266: 262: 258: 254: 250: 246: 242: 238: 234: 230: 225: 223: 219: 215: 211: 207: 203: 199: 198:Prospect Park 195: 191: 187: 183: 182:social critic 179: 175: 166: 161: 156: 152: 148: 145: 141: 138: 134: 130: 126: 122: 116: 113: 110: 106: 102: 99: 97:Resting place 95: 90: 80: 76: 71: 58: 54: 45: 40: 33: 30: 26: 22: 4192:Central Park 4082:Medical Unit 3976:Calvert Vaux 3971:Starr Saphir 3960: 3904:103rd Street 3805:Fifth Avenue 3786:Central Park 3755:110th Street 3741:Border roads 3638:Wollman Rink 3609:(demolished) 3582:Fort Clinton 3558:(demolished) 3483: 3476: 3469: 3458: 3451: 3444: 3436: 3433:(moved 2018) 3428: 3421: 3414: 3407: 3400: 3393: 3386: 3379: 3372: 3360: 3353: 3346: 3339: 3334:The Falconer 3332: 3325: 3318: 3296: 3291:Robert Burns 3289: 3282: 3275: 3268: 3261: 3254: 3247: 3213:Sheep Meadow 3209:(historical) 3203:(historical) 3111:Central Park 3066: 3059: 3052: 3045: 3038: 3031: 3009: 2910:Enrico Leide 2905:Jimmy Carnes 2890:Ron Blomberg 2817:Institutions 2724: 2616: 2606: 2602: 2584: 2538: 2508: 2477: 2464: 2455: 2445: 2435: 2427: 2412: 2396: 2387: 2366: 2359: 2352: 2341: 2332: 2314: 2301: 2279: 2254: 2234: 2224: 2205: 2192:. Retrieved 2177: 2149: 2137: 2119: 2112:Bibliography 2097:. Retrieved 2093: 2083: 2072: 2068: 2061: 2049: 2037: 2017: 2010: 2002:find a grave 2001: 1992: 1983: 1974: 1960: 1953: 1945: 1940: 1932:the original 1922: 1910:. Retrieved 1906: 1897: 1887:November 16, 1885:. Retrieved 1875: 1866: 1856: 1848: 1843: 1834: 1825: 1813:. Retrieved 1809: 1799: 1790: 1778:. Retrieved 1774: 1765: 1756: 1750: 1742:the original 1732: 1720:. Retrieved 1716: 1689: 1681:the original 1665: 1658: 1650: 1645: 1633:. Retrieved 1628: 1622: 1597: 1591: 1566: 1562: 1558: 1552: 1529: 1525: 1516: 1508: 1502: 1484: 1479: 1474: 1449: 1439: 1427:. Retrieved 1412: 1405: 1393:. Retrieved 1389: 1363:. Retrieved 1348: 1341: 1332: 1323: 1319: 1313: 1294: 1288: 1276:. Retrieved 1271: 1259: 1247: 1230: 1153: 1138: 1130: 1126: 1122: 1118: 1090: 1079: 1072: 1061: 1041: 1038: 1023: 1004: 977: 966: 954: 945:World's Fair 916: 910: 906:Poughkeepsie 891: 874: 854: 852:in Detroit. 819: 800: 777: 768: 753: 746: 711: 702: 691: 678:Hudson River 674:Calvert Vaux 667: 664:Central Park 654: 641:Calvert Vaux 629:Central Park 617:park systems 586: 576: 574: 569: 565: 561: 556: 552: 543: 541: 536: 532: 528: 524: 510: 506: 504: 500:Central Park 495: 485: 447:Yale College 444: 429: 385: 357:Jackson Park 226: 194:Central Park 190:Calvert Vaux 173: 172: 140:John Charles 119:Notable work 83:(1903-08-28) 29: 4127:1903 deaths 4122:1822 births 4077:Jogger case 4072:Conservancy 3899:96th Street 3894:86th Street 3889:81st Street 3884:72nd Street 3833:Transverses 3817:59th Street 3713:SummerStage 3688:The Concert 3592:Lasker Rink 3446:The Tempest 3166:Harlem Meer 3018:Emory Point 2961:PATH trails 2761:Callanwolde 2703:Druid Hills 2533:‹ The 2440:(2 vols.). 2042:Kalfus 1991 1912:October 16, 1883:. Russ Cary 1694:Kalfus 1991 1649:Hall, Lee, 1635:November 8, 1569:: 164–165. 734:White House 442:, England. 375:campus. In 214:Forest Park 4116:Categories 4101:See also: 3534:Blockhouse 3374:JosĂ© MartĂ­ 3146:Cedar Hill 3033:Inman Park 2718:Architects 2469:Available 2418:Available 2402:Available 1815:August 14, 1452:(9): 2–7. 1395:October 2, 1239:References 1166:New Vernon 850:Belle Isle 788:California 682:Henry Clay 680:steamboat 588:The Nation 482:Journalism 405:Union Army 391:important 383:building. 371:, and the 108:Occupation 62:1822-04-26 4039:Pattycake 4034:Pale Male 3731:Transport 3567:The Dairy 3438:The Gates 3120:Manhattan 2980:Education 2730:Joel Hurt 2603:Booknotes 2194:April 28, 1780:April 26, 1653:, p. 147. 1583:257878647 1458:1461-0191 1091:In 1895, 838:Milwaukee 718:Red Cross 293:Wisconsin 289:Milwaukee 158:Signature 150:Parent(s) 3867:stations 3653:Zoo York 3551:Carousel 3196:Rat Rock 2661:LibriVox 2638:Archived 2625:Archived 2589:Archived 2535:template 2485:Archived 2330:(1962). 2313:(1992). 2306:in JSTOR 2251:(1992). 2148:(2019). 1482:(1852). 1466:44791222 1429:June 12, 1365:June 12, 1195:See also 1093:senility 939:and the 917:Fairsted 881:, 1895, 539:(1860). 535:(1857), 531:(1856), 393:activist 249:Montreal 202:Brooklyn 136:Children 3539:Bridges 3514:Arsenal 3201:Sawkill 2707:Atlanta 2537:below ( 2348:wrote, 2099:June 3, 1851:(1972). 1494:3900449 1278:June 2, 1182:at the 1180:giraffe 826:planned 651:in 1862 436:Olmsted 395:in the 353:Ontario 3865:Subway 3683:Be-Ins 3673:Events 3014:(film) 2883:People 2554:Curlie 2540:Curlie 2506:about 2471:online 2420:online 2404:online 2373:  2321:  2287:  2263:  2247:& 2213:  2185:  2165:Review 2156:  2126:  2025:  1673:  1581:  1492:  1464:  1456:  1420:  1356:  1301:  990:Legacy 824:; the 692:Their 647:, and 593:Godkin 477:Career 343:; and 323:, the 311:; the 283:; the 269:Boston 253:Quebec 212:; and 128:Spouse 91:, U.S. 72:, U.S. 4019:Flaco 4014:Barry 3470:Maine 3270:Balto 3003:Other 2995:(CDP) 2353:Slate 1579:S2CID 1462:JSTOR 1268:(PDF) 1107:, in 525:Times 521:Texas 509:(now 440:Essex 331:near 3855:97th 3850:85th 3845:79th 3840:66th 3597:Mall 3468:USS 2709:and 2371:ISBN 2319:ISBN 2285:ISBN 2261:ISBN 2211:ISBN 2196:2019 2183:ISBN 2154:ISBN 2124:ISBN 2101:2022 2023:ISBN 1914:2014 1889:2013 1817:2019 1782:2022 1724:2018 1671:ISBN 1637:2015 1631:(17) 1490:OCLC 1454:ISSN 1431:2020 1418:ISBN 1397:2023 1367:2020 1354:ISBN 1326:(6). 1299:ISBN 1280:2018 1042:The 1009:and 848:and 519:and 419:The 78:Died 56:Born 4024:Gus 3643:Zoo 3544:Bow 2659:at 2650:at 2552:at 2167:by 1571:doi 1534:doi 1186:in 1054:". 982:in 904:in 844:at 728:'s 490:'s 461:to 423:in 347:in 315:in 307:in 287:in 279:in 267:in 247:in 235:in 216:in 208:in 200:in 23:or 4118:: 3122:, 2480:. 2448:. 2344:, 2237:. 2092:. 2000:. 1968:–. 1966:78 1905:. 1865:. 1808:. 1773:. 1715:. 1701:^ 1629:62 1627:. 1621:. 1606:^ 1577:. 1567:54 1565:. 1532:. 1511:." 1460:. 1448:. 1388:. 1375:^ 1324:15 1322:. 1270:. 1111:. 935:, 931:, 908:. 885:, 836:; 766:. 751:. 744:. 643:, 639:, 635:, 359:, 351:, 339:, 335:, 327:, 303:; 295:; 291:, 275:; 271:, 255:; 251:, 243:; 224:. 204:; 3103:e 3096:t 3089:v 2695:e 2688:t 2681:v 2467:. 2438:. 2416:. 2400:. 2293:. 2269:. 2219:. 2198:. 2171:. 2162:. 2132:. 2103:. 2077:. 2031:. 2004:. 1916:. 1891:. 1869:. 1819:. 1784:. 1726:. 1639:. 1585:. 1573:: 1540:. 1536:: 1496:. 1468:. 1433:. 1399:. 1369:. 1307:. 1282:. 867:. 817:. 619:. 64:) 60:( 27:.

Index

Frederick E. Olmsted
Frederick Law Olmsted Jr.

Hartford, Connecticut
Belmont, Massachusetts
Old North Cemetery
Landscape architect
John Charles
Frederick Law Jr.

landscape architect
social critic
landscape architecture
Calvert Vaux
Central Park
Prospect Park
Brooklyn
Cadwalader Park
Trenton, New Jersey
Forest Park
Portland, Oregon
Olmsted Brothers
Buffalo, New York
Niagara Reservation
Niagara Falls, New York
Riverside, Illinois
Mount Royal Park
Montreal
Quebec
The Institute of Living

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.

↑