History & Culture

Visiting Fairsted?

Check out our outdoor exhibits in the picnic area behind the barn to learn more about the people, places, and stories.

Rotating exhibit panels include Emerald Necklace, Susquencentennial celebration of Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., and Women in Landscape Architecture.

 

Marion and Rick Olmsted, 1880s, Olmsted Archives

Meet the folks of Fairsted. Read the biographies and stories of family and firm members.

 

Plan of Isle of Pines, Job #03606, Olmsted Archives

Explore the Olmsted landscape legacy.

 

Johan Selmer-Larsen and model of flag pole outside of Fairsted barn. Job #00529, Olmsted Archives

Discover the stories behind the scenery.