Category: Olmsted & the Olmsted Firm

In this program, former East Bay Parks interpreter Dave Zuckermann explores Olmsted roots in the west.

Arnold Arboretum celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2022. They celebrated this milestone with a wide array of public activities and events.

Learn more about the women behind the Olmsted firm.

In this reprinted article, learn about Frederick Law Olmsted's adopted son, John Charles Olmsted.

In the nearly one hundred years the Olmsted Firm was active in Brookline, Massachusetts, no other firm in the country was comparable in number of employees, size of space, or scale of organization. Fairsted, now known as the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, held the firm’s offices.

In this reprinted article, Charles E. Beveridge walks us through the evolution of the Olmsted firm.

This is the third in a three-part series exploring the development of Troy University’s campus in Alabama and its ties to the renowned landscape architecture firm the Olmsted Brothers, responsible for some of the most iconic public spaces in America.

This is the second in a three-part series exploring the development of Troy University’s campus and its ties to the renowned landscape architecture firm the Olmsted Brothers, responsible for some of the most iconic public spaces in America.

This is the first in a three-part series exploring the development of Troy University’s campus in Alabama and its ties to the renowned landscape architecture firm the Olmsted Brothers, responsible for some of the most iconic public spaces in America.

Olmsted Island was named in honor of Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr.

As its contribution to Olmsted 200, the FMOPL Archives Committee has compiled a Master List of the digital and archival records for projects throughout Maryland that involved the Olmsted firm— 136 projects in all! They seek to foster research on Maryland Olmsted Projects.

The Friends of Olmsted-Beil House (FOBH) debuts a map project illustrating many of Olmsted's Staten Island locations.

The Olmsted family's influence extends to the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, where "The West" begins with The Broadmoor. The Olmsted Brothers designed the grounds of the iconic resort.

This blog highlights the connection between Frederick Law Olmsted and Justin Smith Morrill.

Professor Yvonne Elet recounts the Olmsted legacy at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY.