• A photo of part of the Hollow and a corner of the house at Fairsted, taken in early Spring 2012

    Frederick Law Olmsted

    National Historic Site Massachusetts

For Kids

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A young artist captures Olmsted's "Rock Garden".

Photo by Joel Veak. Courtesy of the National Park Service, Olmsted NHS.

Due to the heightened security in the greater Boston area, the Junior Ranger Day activities planned for Frederick Law Olmsted NHS and John Fitzgerald Kennedy NHS in Brookline, MA and Longfellow House-Washington's Headquarters NHS in Cambridge on Saturday April 20 are postponed.

Please check back for information on rescheduling or contact a ranger directly at 617-566-1689





SATURDAY APRIL 20th from 10am to 4pm

JUNIOR RANGER DAY


Join John F. Kennedy National Historic Site, Longfellow House-George Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site and Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site in a celebration of National Junior Ranger Day on April 20. Each of these sites in Brookline and Cambridge is connected to the 401 units of the National Park System in different ways, and April 20 is your day to explore! Visit any of the sites between 10am and 4pm to earn your Junior Ranger badge as well as complete other fun activities. Visitors who successfully complete a tri-site challenge will earn a special surprise.

Park Rangers at Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site invite you to hone your artist skills with activities that ask you to capture Mr. Olmsted's landscape using provided
art supplies. Then take a tour of the rambling design studios and learn the design secrets of the Olmsteds and how they created 1000's of landscapes across the country, from Central Park in New York to Stanford University in California.

Kids! Learn about National Parks by becoming a WebRanger. As a WebRanger, you will travel to parks all over the country through the world wide web. Your job is to have fun while learning about YOUR National Parks and the things YOU can do to care for them. Solve mysteries and puzzles, play games, take part in stories, and gather secret words. Become a WebRanger! Click here to begin your adventure.

Did You Know?

Group of firm members at the employee entrance

Frank Lloyd Wright Jr., who followed his father into the field of architecture, apprenticed at the Olmsted firm and specialized in horticulture and botany.