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Colleagues & Firm
Olmsted retired in 1895, but his sons, John Charles and Frederick Jr., carried on, and the Olmsted Firm was a functioning landscape practice for over 100 years with commissions for about 6,000 landscapes across North America.
Olmsted Firm
Frederick Law Olmsted Jr.
A landscape architect, planner, educator and conservationist.
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Olmsted Firm
Henry Hobson Richardson
A friend and colleague with whom Olmsted reimagined America’s public spaces.
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The Olmsted Firm
The history of the firm founded by Frederick Law Olmsted Sr. and Calvert Vaux.