Experiencing Olmsted : the enduring legacy of Frederick Law Olmsted's North American landscapes / The Cultural Landscape Foundation ; Charles A. Birnbaum, Arleyn A. Levee, and Dena Tasse-Winter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Birnbaum, Charles A., author.

Levee, Arleyn A., author.

Tasse-Winter, Dena, author.

Contributor:

Cultural Landscape Foundation, issuing body.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903.

Olmsted, Frederick Law.

Landscape architecture--United States--History.

Landscape architecture.

Landscape architects--United States--Biography.

Landscape architects.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

History.

Physical Description:

342 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 27 cm

Other Title:

Enduring legacy of Frederick Law Olmsted's North American landscapes

Place of Publication:

Portland, Oregon : Timber Press, 2022.

Summary:

"The year 2022 will mark the bicentennial of the birth of Olmsted; a national celebration is being planned by several organizations. This book celebrates 200 of the more than 6,000 landscapes that he and his successors created, many of which are extant, kept up, open to the public, and beloved as major cultural sites. Olmsted designed many of America's most beloved parks and landscapes during his remarkable 40-year career, including New York's Central and Prospect Parks; the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC; and the US Capitol grounds. His full portfolio spans urban park systems, scenic reservations, national and state parks, planned communities, institutional grounds, and academic campuses. These span 45 states and Canada, and this book celebrates 200 of the most significant with short essays and photos (contemporary as well as archival)"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Alabama. Birmingham City Parks Plan ; Alabama Educational Institutions ; University of North Alabama, Florence ; Huntingdon College, Montgomery

California. California State Park System ; Yosemite National Park and Mariposa Grove ; Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland ; Stanford University Campus, Palo Alto ; St. Francis Wood, San Francisco ; Palos Verdes Syndicate, Palos Verdes ; Palos Verdes Parkway, Los Angeles

Colorado. Boulder Park System ; Denver Park and Parkway System ; Denver Mountain Parks System

Connecticut. Beardsley Park, Bridgeport ; Hartford Parks System ; Goodwin Park, Hartford ; Keney Park, Hartford ; Pope Park, Hartford ; Bushnell Park and Connecticut State Capitol Grounds, Hartford ; Walnut Hill Park, New Britain ; Waveny Park, New Canaan ; Hillside Cemetery, Torrington

District of Columbia. United States Capitol Grounds ; White House Grounds (President's Park) ; Rock Creek Park ; McMillan Plan ; Thomas Jefferson Memorial ; Lincoln Memorial Grounds ; Washington Monument ; Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial ; National Cathedral Grounds

Delaware. Brandywine Park, Wilmington ; Kentmere Parkway, Wilmington

Florida. Memorial Park, Jacksonville ; Mountain Lake, Lake Wales ; Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales ; Pinewood Estate, Lake Wales

Georgia. Druid Hills, Atlanta ; Grant Park, Atlanta ; Piedmont Park, Atlanta ; Bradley Olmsted Garden, Columbus

Idaho. University of Idaho, Moscow

Illinois. South Park System, Chicago ; Riverside Community, Riverside

Indiana. Indiana University, Bloomington ; Oldfields, Indianapolis

Kentucky. Bernheim Arboretum, Clermont ; Kentucky State Capitol Grounds, Frankfort ; Ashland Park, Lexington ; Parks and Parkways System, Louisville ; University of Louisville

Louisiana. Audubon Park, New Orleans ; Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

Maine. Acadia National Park, Mount Desert ; Maine State Capitol Grounds, Augusta ; University of Maine, Orono ; Portland Parks, Eastern and Western Promenades

Maryland. Parks and Parkways System, Baltimore ; Roland Park, Baltimore ; Sudbrook Park, Baltimore County ; Guilford Park, Baltimore ; Homeland Park, Baltimore ; Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore

Massachusetts. Metropolitan Park Commission, Boston ; World's End, Hingham ; Amherst College, Amherst ; Phillips Academy, Andover ; Moraine Farm, Beverly ; Emerald Necklace Park System, Boston ; Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site (Fairsted), Brookline ; Harvard University, Cambridge ; Middlesex School, Concord ; Parks of Fall River ; Newton City Hall ; North Easton Town Complex ; Stonehurst, Waltham ; Williams College, Williamstown

Michigan. Belle Isle Park, Detroit ; Barton Hills, Ann Arbor ; Washtenong Cemetery, Ann Arbor

Mississippi. Alcorn State University, Alcorn ; University of Mississippi, Oxford

Missouri. Liberty Memorial, Kansas City

New Hampshire. Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter ; Swasey Parkway, Exeter

New Jersey. Essex County Park System ; Branch Brook Park, Newark ; Eagle Rock Reservation, West Orange-Verona-Montclair ; South Mountain Reservation, Maplewood-Millbum-West Orange ; Lawrenceville School, Lawrenceville ; Cadwalader Park and Cadwalader Heights, Trenton ; Union County Park System ; Warinanco Park, Elizabeth ; Echo Lake Park, Mountainside ; Rahway River Parks, Rahway ; Watchung Reservation, Mountainside

New York. Buffalo Park and Parkway System ; Niagara Reservation, Niagara Falls ; Brooklyn Park and Parkway System ; Prospect Park, Brooklyn ; Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn ; Ocean and Eastern Parkways, Brooklyn ; Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn ; Central Park, Manhattan ; Morningside Park, Manhattan ; Riverside Park, Manhattan ; Fort Tryon Park, Manhattan ; Forest Hills Gardens, Queens ; Gold Coast Estates, North Shore of Long Island ; Rochester Parks System ; Highland Park, Rochester ; Genesee Valley Park, Rochester ; Seneca Park, Rochester ; Thompson Park, Watertown

North Carolina. Biltmore, Asheville ; Duke University, Durham ; Village of Pinehurst ; Capitol Square, Raleigh

Ohio. Fine Arts Garden, Cleveland Museum of Art ; NCR Projects, Dayton ; Denison University, Granville

Oregon. Elk Rock Garden at the Bishop's Close, Portland ; Portland Park System ; Terwilliger Parkway, Portland

5058 Pennsylvania. FDR Park, Philadelphia ; Vandergrift Town Plan ; Stoneleigh, Villanova ; Kirby Park, Wilkes-Barre

Rhode Island. Newport City Plan ; Newport Estates, Newport ; Blackstone Boulevard, Providence

South Carolina. Yeamans Hall Club, North Charleston

Tennessee. Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial, Gatlinburg ; Woodmont Estates, Nashville ; Fisk University, Nashville

Utah. Utah State Capitol Grounds, Salt Lake City

Vermont. Shelburne Farms, Burlington

Virginia. Masonic Memorial to George Washington, Alexandria

Washington. Thornewood, American Lake ; Washington State Capitol, Olympia ; Dunn Gardens, Seattle ; Seattle Parks and Boulevard System ; Seward Park, Seattle ; Volunteer Park, Seattle ; Lake Washington Boulevard, Seattle ; Washington Park Arboretum, Seattle ; University of Washington, Seattle ; Park System of Spokane

Wisconsin. Town of Kohler ; Washington Park, Milwaukee ; Lake Park, Milwaukee

Canada. Capilano Estates, Vancouver ; The Uplands, Victoria ; Mount Royal, Montreal

Olmsted Firms

Selected Biographies of Principals and Members of Olmsted Firms.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 328-331) and index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Albert M. Greenfield Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

9781643260365

1643260367

OCLC:

1290245561