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8. Mai 2024 · 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.
4. Aug. 2021 · Frederick Law Olmsted and his successors are well known for their development of city parks and park systems, but they also made lasting contributions to the National Park Service (NPS). In this blog, Lauren Meier of ASLA explores the Olmsteds and their connection to "America's best idea".
5. Juli 2023 · The Olmsteds and the Development of the National Park System. Rolf Diamant— the co-author of "Olmsted and Yosemite: Civil War, Abolition, and the National Park Idea"— explores the Olmsted family's ties to the National Park Service.
4. Dez. 2018 · The Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation supports parks in caring for cultural landscapes as part of our shared national heritage through preservation planning, maintenance, and education.
2. Apr. 2022 · Through events, education, and advocacy at the local and national levels, Olmsted 200 ensures that the legacies of the Olmsteds live on across the country by renewing public and policy commitments to the preservation and maintenance of our historic parks and places.
The Olmsteds also played an influential role in the creation of the National Park Service, which now owns and maintains the Olmsted site. Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site is open to the public. The Park Service offers guided tours of the grounds and office wing.
2. Mai 2024 · The Olmsted Archives is one of the most widely researched museum collections in the National Park System, containing over 1,000,000 historic documents. Park and city planners from across the United States use these records each year to rehabilitate and rebuild many of the nation's most significant and beloved landscapes to the ...
