Author: Max Ellinger

Druid Hills, now one of Atlanta’s historic in-town neighborhoods, is Frederick Law Olmsted’s “last suburb.”

Author and long-time Riverside resident Cathy Jean Maloney riffs on the joys and challenges of living in an Olmsted landscape.

Judith Tankard, landscape historian and biographer of Beatrix Farrand, sheds light on the interactions of Farrand and Frederick Law Olmsted in the 1890s.

Former Rep. Doug Bereuter, the first professional urban planner ever elected to Congress, recounts how he and other U.S. Representatives helped establish the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site to honor the founder of landscape architecture and urban planning.

Designer Tommy Matthews explores the landscape legacy of Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. in Denver and the Rocky Mountains.

Meet Adrian Benepe, a member of our Olmsted 200 Honorary Committee!

From a commemorative ornament to a lapel pin, FLO-themed gifts are great choices for the holidays.

In this series, we examine different aspects of Olmsted’s far-reaching influence on America’s physical landscape and social fabric.

We can never take our parks and public spaces for granted. In recent months, communities have benefitted in myriad ways from access to parks, outdoor spaces, and public lands that promote healthful recreation and respite.

Louisville’s system of parks and parkways, designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and his sons, is one of only four completed parkway systems in the country.

Eliza Davidson and Marcy Cottrell Houle explore the link between Forest Park and John Charles Olmsted.

Celebration partner All Hallows Guild examines the Olmsted legacy in the nation’s capital at its annual meeting.

Two observatories – one focused on astronomy and the other on the weather – are being restored, along with their Olmsted landscapes, in time for 2022.

Famed landscape gardener and philanthropist Bunny Mellon found inspiration in the Olmsted firm. Her Oak Spring Garden Foundation and NAOP have now joined forces in the creation of a 23-panel exhibit for the Olmsted Bicentennial: Frederick Law Olmsted: Landscapes for the Public Good.

Meet Austin Allen, a member of our Olmsted 200 Honorary Committee!