Last updated: June 5, 2024
Place
Frick Museum
Olmsted Archives
Quick Facts
Location:
New York City, NY
Significance:
Olmsted Designed Landscape
MANAGED BY:
When industrialist Henry Clay Frick died in 1919, it was decided by the trustees of his estate that the mansion home had built five years earlier would be transformed into a museum. It would take several years for the museum to be fully realized.
In 1935, Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. was commissioned by the trustees of the Frick estate to design an elevated garden on fifth avenue, to be known as the Fifth Avenue Garden. Olmsted Jr.’s design included an open lawn, neoclassical urns, and several magnolias set against the mansions limestone façade.
Olmsted Jr. served as the garden designer, converting this Gilded Age residence into a museum and art history library open to the public. Located right next to Central Park, Jr. took inspiration from his father and shaped the garden using fresh plantings that aligned with the work of the museum’s architect.
Source: "Frick Collection," The Cultural Landscape Foundation
For more information and primary resoueces, please visit:
Olmsted Research Guide Online
Olmsted Archives on Flickr
In 1935, Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. was commissioned by the trustees of the Frick estate to design an elevated garden on fifth avenue, to be known as the Fifth Avenue Garden. Olmsted Jr.’s design included an open lawn, neoclassical urns, and several magnolias set against the mansions limestone façade.
Olmsted Jr. served as the garden designer, converting this Gilded Age residence into a museum and art history library open to the public. Located right next to Central Park, Jr. took inspiration from his father and shaped the garden using fresh plantings that aligned with the work of the museum’s architect.
Source: "Frick Collection," The Cultural Landscape Foundation
For more information and primary resoueces, please visit:
Olmsted Research Guide Online
Olmsted Archives on Flickr