Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site is a United States National Historic Site located in Brookline, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. Frederick Law Olmsted (1822–1903) is recognized as the founder of American landscape architecture and the nation's foremost parkmaker of the 19th century. In 1883, Olmsted moved his home to suburban Boston and established "Fairsted", the world's first full-scale professional office for the practice of landscape design. Over the course of the next century, his sons and successors expanded and perpetuated Olmsted's design ideals, philosophy, and influence.
The site is located at 99 Warren Street, in the Green Hill section of Brookline. Olmsted bought the Clark homestead, an 1810 Federal farmhouse, in 1883, to be near his frequent collaborator, H. H. Richardson, whose home and office were nearby. Olmsted and his son John Charles renovated the house, landscaped the property, and relocated the barn closer to the house, and in 1903 added the office wing to the northwest of the main house. Members of the Olmsted family occupied the main house until 1936, when Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. moved to Elkton, Maryland, renting the house to tenants. The offices of the Olmsted Brothers firm continued to be in the wing during this time, although business also declined. Members of the firm reoccupied the house in the 1960s, making substantial alterations to the original landscaping of the property. The property was acquired by the National Park Service in 1980. The grounds have been restored to a c. 1930 appearance, restoring much of Olmsted's landscaping.[3]
Park resources include the restored "Fairsted" historic landscape, and the design office (which remains virtually unchanged from the days when the Olmsted firm's activity was at its height.) Housed within the office complex are nearly 1,000,000 original design records detailing work on many of America's most treasured landscapes, including the grounds of the U. S. Capitol and White House; Great Smoky Mountains and Acadia National Parks; Yosemite Valley; New York's Central Park; and whole park systems in cities such as Buffalo, Seattle, Boston, Louisville and Montreal. 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.
^"Frederick Law Olmsted NHS visitor statistics". National Park Service Visitor Use Statistics. National Park Service. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
^"Frederick Law Olmsted NHS visitor statistics". National Park Service Visitor Use Statistics. National Park Service. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
^"Fairstead: A Cultural Landscape Report" (PDF). National Park Service. 1998. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
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frederick, olmsted, national, historic, site, united, states, national, historic, site, located, brookline, massachusetts, suburb, boston, frederick, olmsted, 1822, 1903, recognized, founder, american, landscape, architecture, nation, foremost, parkmaker, 19th. Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site is a United States National Historic Site located in Brookline Massachusetts a suburb of Boston Frederick Law Olmsted 1822 1903 is recognized as the founder of American landscape architecture and the nation s foremost parkmaker of the 19th century In 1883 Olmsted moved his home to suburban Boston and established Fairsted the world s first full scale professional office for the practice of landscape design Over the course of the next century his sons and successors expanded and perpetuated Olmsted s design ideals philosophy and influence Frederick Law OlmstedNational Historic SiteShow map of MassachusettsShow map of the United StatesLocation99 Warren Street Brookline Massachusetts United StatesNearest cityBoston MassachusettsCoordinates42 19 30 N 71 07 56 W 42 32500 N 71 13222 W 42 32500 71 13222Area7 acres 2 8 ha EstablishedOctober 12 1979Visitors9 473 1 in 2016 2 Governing bodyNational Park ServiceWebsiteFrederick Law Olmsted National Historic SiteThe site is located at 99 Warren Street in the Green Hill section of Brookline Olmsted bought the Clark homestead an 1810 Federal farmhouse in 1883 to be near his frequent collaborator H H Richardson whose home and office were nearby Olmsted and his son John Charles renovated the house landscaped the property and relocated the barn closer to the house and in 1903 added the office wing to the northwest of the main house Members of the Olmsted family occupied the main house until 1936 when Frederick Law Olmsted Jr moved to Elkton Maryland renting the house to tenants The offices of the Olmsted Brothers firm continued to be in the wing during this time although business also declined Members of the firm reoccupied the house in the 1960s making substantial alterations to the original landscaping of the property The property was acquired by the National Park Service in 1980 The grounds have been restored to a c 1930 appearance restoring much of Olmsted s landscaping 3 Park resources include the restored Fairsted historic landscape and the design office which remains virtually unchanged from the days when the Olmsted firm s activity was at its height Housed within the office complex are nearly 1 000 000 original design records detailing work on many of America s most treasured landscapes including the grounds of the U S Capitol and White House Great Smoky Mountains and Acadia National Parks Yosemite Valley New York s Central Park and whole park systems in cities such as Buffalo Seattle Boston Louisville and Montreal 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 See also editList of National Historic Landmarks in Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places listings in Brookline MassachusettsReferences edit Frederick Law Olmsted NHS visitor statistics National Park Service Visitor Use Statistics National Park Service Retrieved July 23 2016 Frederick Law Olmsted NHS visitor statistics National Park Service Visitor Use Statistics National Park Service Retrieved July 23 2016 Fairstead A Cultural Landscape Report PDF National Park Service 1998 Retrieved May 21 2014 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site National Park Service Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site The Olmsted Research Guide Online ORGO Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site amp oldid 1169028777, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
