Last updated: October 5, 2022
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Frederick Law Olmsted: Landscapes and Legacies
Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903) is recognized as the founder of American landscape architecture and the nation's foremost parkmaker. Olmsted moved his home to suburban Boston in 1883 and established the world's first full-scale professional office for the practice of landscape design. During the next century, his sons and successors perpetuated Olmsted's design ideals, philosophy, and influence.
Papers & Presentations
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Tim DavisThe Olmsted Brothers 1918 Report on Washington D.C.’s Rock Creek Park: America’s First National Park General Management Plan
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Peter PollockFrederick Law Olmsted, Jr. and the Improvement of Boulder, Colorado
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Patricia M. O’Donnell and Gina WoutersBringing the Planting Fields Cultural Landscape Report to the Ground: Main Drive Renewal Project
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Rhonda Buell SchierIncorporating Contemporary Accessibility Features into a Historic Landscape
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Gretchen PineoCreating a Campus: The 19th Century College Architecture of the Pioneer Valley
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Robert McVaughOlmsted’s 1883 Plan for Colgate University and its Impacts on the Campus
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Jennifer L. ThomasThe Insane Asylum Landscapes of Olmsted and Vaux
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Jen MergelOlmsted Now: Greater Boston's Olmsted Bicentennial Focuses on His Justice Legacy
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Karen Mauney-Brodek“Once in a Lifetime” Opportunity to Restore Greenspace to Boston's Franklin Park
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Dennis MontagnaFrederick Law Olmsted Jr’s Mountain Lake Sanctuary: The Creation and Legacy of a Didactic Landscape
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Gregory De Vries and Melissa WestbrookFinding Olmsted in the Restoration of the U.S. Capitol Grounds
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Cortney Cain GjesfjeldThe Cambridge American Cemetery honors the service and sacrifice of more than 8,500 Americans.
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Natalie Perrin & Chrisanne BecknerA Tale of Two Cities: Preserving the Olmsted Brothers Legacies in Seattle and Spokane, Washington
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Martha Eberle & Scott ToddBalancing Adaptation and Legacy: How the Washington National Cathedral is Protecting its Olmsted Woods in the Era of Climate Change