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This category is for listing all parks, parkways, campuses, and other open spaces designed by Frederick Law Olmsted or his two sons John Charles Olmsted and Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr.
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Olmsted Designed ParksCentral Park - New York, New York, USA

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Central Park was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and architect Calvert Vaux in 1857 and completed in 1873. The posted coordinates are for the entrance to the Park at Fifth Avenue and 79th Street.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Marine Biologist

location: New York

date approved: 8/3/2009

last visited: 3/30/2013

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Olmsted Designed ParksCherokee Park, Louisville, KY

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409-acre park on the east side of Louisville, Kentucky.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Saureus

location: Kentucky

date approved: 7/20/2009

last visited: 5/26/2012

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Olmsted Designed ParksCentral Park, Louisville, KY

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Central Park is set in the middle of the Old Louisville section of Louisville, Kentucky.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Saureus

location: Kentucky

date approved: 7/20/2009

last visited: never

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Olmsted Designed ParksMontebello Park - St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

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Montebello park is located on Ontario Street, in the heart of the downtown area, in St. Catharines, Ontario.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member monkeys4ever

location: Ontario, Canada

date approved: 6/30/2009

last visited: 7/2/2010

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Olmsted Designed ParksMemory Garden, Monterey State Historic Park - Monterey, California

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Public garden behind the Pacific House designed in 1927 by Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member hotshoe

location: California

date approved: 3/8/2009

last visited: 12/29/2010

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Olmsted Designed ParksFDR Park (League Island) - Philadelphia, PA

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FDR Park's history began in 1914 when...

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ODragon

location: Pennsylvania

date approved: 2/4/2009

last visited: 2/1/2009

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Olmsted Designed ParksBok Mountain Lake Sanctuary and Singing Tower, Lake Wales, Fl

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Bok Tower and the surrounding sanctuary was a gift to the American people by Dutch immigrant, Edward W. Bok, for the successes he had of the American Dream.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member 94RedRover

location: Florida

date approved: 1/23/2009

last visited: 5/6/2012

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Olmsted Designed ParksArnold Arboretum - Boston, MA

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The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University is an arboretum located in the Jamaica Plain and Roslindale sections of Boston, Massachusetts. It was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and is the second largest "link" in the Emerald Necklace.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Mountain_Wanderer

location: Massachusetts

date approved: 12/24/2008

last visited: never

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Olmsted Designed ParksRiverside, Illinois master plan

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Olmsted is credited, together with his partner Calvert Vaux, with creating one of the first modern American suburbs--Riverside, IL.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member adgorn

location: Illinois

date approved: 11/14/2008

last visited: never

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Olmsted Designed ParksLake Park - Milwaukee, WI

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In 1849 Gustav Lueddemann built his home on this land and opened up the forest to the public as "Lueddemann's on the Lake." In 1889, the Milwaukee Parks Commission was formed and contacted Olmsted to design several parks including Lake Park.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member onfire4jesus

location: Wisconsin

date approved: 9/11/2008

last visited: 10/21/2011

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Olmsted Designed ParksUniversity of Idaho Campus - Administration Lawn

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Beautiful campus designed by the Olmsted firm in 1908.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member TheBeanTeam

location: Idaho

date approved: 8/7/2008

last visited: 12/23/2012

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Olmsted Designed ParksMartin Luther King, Jr. Park - Buffalo, NY

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Park, formerly known as The Parade and also Humboldt Park, is a wonderful park designed by Frederick Law Olmsted on the east side of Buffalo.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Rayman

location: New York

date approved: 8/5/2008

last visited: 8/31/2008

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Olmsted Designed ParksMountain View Cemetery

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Cemetery designed by Olmsted in Oakland, California

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Squirreleen

location: California

date approved: 4/24/2008

last visited: never

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Olmsted Designed ParksWoodland Park - Seattle, WA

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The Olmsted firm designed the city of Seattle's park system in 1903 and Woodland park was one of several individual parks that they designed within the system.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Hikenutty

location: Washington

date approved: 3/30/2008

last visited: 3/18/2011

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Olmsted Designed ParksGeddes Power - Ypsilanti, Michigan

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The Geddes Dam is all that remains of this project. The Vivienne Farms were tore down in the late 1990's.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member GT.US

location: Michigan

date approved: 3/18/2008

last visited: never

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Olmsted Designed ParksMemorial Park - Jacksonville, FL

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Located on Riverside Ave. in the Riverside section of Jacksonville, Florida.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member lazyCachers

location: Florida

date approved: 3/8/2008

last visited: 7/18/2012

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Olmsted Designed ParksThe Mall - Washington, D.C.

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The Mall (also known as National Mall) is one of the Olmsted, Jr. design projects in the nation's capital of Washington, D.C.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Marine Biologist

location: District of Columbia

date approved: 2/12/2008

last visited: 4/16/2011

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Olmsted Designed ParksLafayette Square - Washington, D.C.

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Lafayette Square (also known as Lafayette Park) is an Olmsted-designed park near the White House in Washington, D.C.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Marine Biologist

location: District of Columbia

date approved: 2/12/2008

last visited: 3/18/2009

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Olmsted Designed ParksStanford University - Palo Alto, CA

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Olmsted helped landscape the university in 1886.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ucdvicky

location: California

date approved: 1/23/2008

last visited: 1/28/2011

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Olmsted Designed ParksUC Berkeley - Berkeley, CA

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Olmsted helped landscape UC Berkeley (then College of California) in 1866.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ucdvicky

location: California

date approved: 1/23/2008

last visited: 10/27/2012

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Olmsted Designed ParksWilliam Ross Rust Estate - Tacoma, WA

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The beautiful mansion on the border of the North Slope Historic District was built in 1905 for William Ross Rust, President of the Tacoma Smelter and Refining Co. The landscaping of the property was designed by the Olmsted firm.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Hikenutty

location: Washington

date approved: 1/23/2008

last visited: 1/24/2008

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Olmsted Designed ParksGenesee Valley Park, Rochester, NY

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Genesee Valley Park is dominated by three intersecting waterways, Red Creek, the New York State Barge Canal and the Genesee River.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member MrsMcFly

location: New York

date approved: 1/18/2008

last visited: 10/25/2012

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Olmsted Designed ParksWeyerhaueser Mansion - Tacoma, WA

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No costs were spared when building the Weyerhaueser Mansion, also known as Haddaway Hall. The grounds were designed by the Olmsted firm and feature the open English country style so favored by the firm.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Hikenutty

location: Washington

date approved: 1/6/2008

last visited: 1/7/2008

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Olmsted Designed ParksOak Grove Linear Park - Atlanta/Druid Hills, GA

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Oak Grove park is a wonderful 50-acre urban park that runs along Ponce de Leon Avenue and connects downtown Atlanta with Druid Hills.

posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Lat34North

location: Georgia

date approved: 11/13/2007

last visited: 8/4/2008

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Olmsted Designed ParksCapitol Grounds, Washington, D.C.

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When Congress finally decided to landscape the 59 acres of the Capitol Grounds, they turned to America’s premier landscape architect, Frederick Law Olmsted. Olmsted created the pleasant park-like setting that you see today, including the terraces fronting the Capitol.

posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member JimmyEv

location: District of Columbia

date approved: 10/25/2007

last visited: 1/26/2013

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