Last updated: June 5, 2024
Place
El Pomar
Olmsted Archives
Quick Facts
Location:
Colorado Springs, CO
Significance:
Olmsted Designed Estate
MANAGED BY:
By 1916, Olmsted Brothers were commissioned by Spencer Penrose to design the grounds for his new resort, the Broadmoor Hotel, and since they were in the area, would also design the grounds for Penrose’s own estate, dubbed El Pomar.
Penrose asked Olmsted Brothers for both designs to be artistic and memorable. Today, the grounds of El Pomar are home to hummingbirds and moths that hover around roses and petunias. Red tiles under the porch provide a shady spot to listen to bubbling water from three nearby fountains.
As fall causes the leaves to change, herds of deer and geese graze the orchard at El Pomar. Even as the grounds of El Pomar were under construction, Frederick Law Olmsted Jr S influence in conservational ideals was reaching its climax. While working in Colorado Springs, Olmsted Jr.’s Organic Act was passed, and the National Park Service was created.
The beauty Olmsted Brothers left at El Pomar still exists today and will continue to benefit generations of Coloradans. Olmsted Brothers’ design inspired nonprofit and social leaders to preserve the grounds of El Pomar.
Source: "Our Story," El Pomar Foundation
For more information and primary resources, please visit:
Olmsted Research Guide Online
Olmsted Archives on Flickr
Penrose asked Olmsted Brothers for both designs to be artistic and memorable. Today, the grounds of El Pomar are home to hummingbirds and moths that hover around roses and petunias. Red tiles under the porch provide a shady spot to listen to bubbling water from three nearby fountains.
As fall causes the leaves to change, herds of deer and geese graze the orchard at El Pomar. Even as the grounds of El Pomar were under construction, Frederick Law Olmsted Jr S influence in conservational ideals was reaching its climax. While working in Colorado Springs, Olmsted Jr.’s Organic Act was passed, and the National Park Service was created.
The beauty Olmsted Brothers left at El Pomar still exists today and will continue to benefit generations of Coloradans. Olmsted Brothers’ design inspired nonprofit and social leaders to preserve the grounds of El Pomar.
Source: "Our Story," El Pomar Foundation
For more information and primary resources, please visit:
Olmsted Research Guide Online
Olmsted Archives on Flickr