view gallery |  Central Park - New York, New York, USA
in Olmsted Designed Parks 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: Marine Biologist location: New York date approved: 8/3/2009 last visited: 3/30/2013 |
view gallery |  Cherokee Park, Louisville, KY
in Olmsted Designed Parks 409-acre park on the east side of Louisville, Kentucky. posted by: Saureus location: Kentucky date approved: 7/20/2009 last visited: 5/26/2012 |
view gallery |  Central Park, Louisville, KY
in Olmsted Designed Parks Central Park is set in the middle of the Old Louisville section of Louisville, Kentucky. posted by: Saureus location: Kentucky date approved: 7/20/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Montebello Park - St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
in Olmsted Designed Parks Montebello park is located on Ontario Street, in the heart of the downtown area, in St. Catharines, Ontario. posted by: monkeys4ever location: Ontario, Canada date approved: 6/30/2009 last visited: 7/2/2010 |
view gallery |  Memory Garden, Monterey State Historic Park - Monterey, California
in Olmsted Designed Parks Public garden behind the Pacific House designed in 1927 by Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. posted by: hotshoe location: California date approved: 3/8/2009 last visited: 12/29/2010 |
view gallery |  FDR Park (League Island) - Philadelphia, PA
in Olmsted Designed Parks FDR Park's history began in 1914 when... posted by: ODragon location: Pennsylvania date approved: 2/4/2009 last visited: 2/1/2009 |
view gallery |  Bok Mountain Lake Sanctuary and Singing Tower, Lake Wales, Fl
in Olmsted Designed Parks 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: 94RedRover location: Florida date approved: 1/23/2009 last visited: 5/6/2012 |
view gallery |  Arnold Arboretum - Boston, MA
in Olmsted Designed Parks 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: Mountain_Wanderer location: Massachusetts date approved: 12/24/2008 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Riverside, Illinois master plan
in Olmsted Designed Parks Olmsted is credited, together with his partner Calvert Vaux, with creating one of the first modern American suburbs--Riverside, IL. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 11/14/2008 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Lake Park - Milwaukee, WI
in Olmsted Designed Parks 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: onfire4jesus location: Wisconsin date approved: 9/11/2008 last visited: 10/21/2011 |
view gallery |  University of Idaho Campus - Administration Lawn
in Olmsted Designed Parks Beautiful campus designed by the Olmsted firm in 1908. posted by: TheBeanTeam location: Idaho date approved: 8/7/2008 last visited: 12/23/2012 |
view gallery |  Martin Luther King, Jr. Park - Buffalo, NY
in Olmsted Designed Parks 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: Rayman location: New York date approved: 8/5/2008 last visited: 8/31/2008 |
view gallery |  Mountain View Cemetery
in Olmsted Designed Parks Cemetery designed by Olmsted in Oakland, California posted by: Squirreleen location: California date approved: 4/24/2008 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Woodland Park - Seattle, WA
in Olmsted Designed Parks 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: Hikenutty location: Washington date approved: 3/30/2008 last visited: 3/18/2011 |
view gallery |  Geddes Power - Ypsilanti, Michigan
in Olmsted Designed Parks The Geddes Dam is all that remains of this project. The Vivienne Farms were tore down in the late 1990's. posted by: GT.US location: Michigan date approved: 3/18/2008 last visited: never |
view gallery |  Memorial Park - Jacksonville, FL
in Olmsted Designed Parks Located on Riverside Ave. in the Riverside section of Jacksonville, Florida. posted by: lazyCachers location: Florida date approved: 3/8/2008 last visited: 7/18/2012 |
view gallery |  The Mall - Washington, D.C.
in Olmsted Designed Parks 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: Marine Biologist location: District of Columbia date approved: 2/12/2008 last visited: 4/16/2011 |
view gallery |  Lafayette Square - Washington, D.C.
in Olmsted Designed Parks Lafayette Square (also known as Lafayette Park) is an Olmsted-designed park near the White House in Washington, D.C. posted by: Marine Biologist location: District of Columbia date approved: 2/12/2008 last visited: 3/18/2009 |
view gallery |  Stanford University - Palo Alto, CA
in Olmsted Designed Parks Olmsted helped landscape the university in 1886. posted by: ucdvicky location: California date approved: 1/23/2008 last visited: 1/28/2011 |
view gallery |  UC Berkeley - Berkeley, CA
in Olmsted Designed Parks Olmsted helped landscape UC Berkeley (then College of California) in 1866. posted by: ucdvicky location: California date approved: 1/23/2008 last visited: 10/27/2012 |
view gallery |  William Ross Rust Estate - Tacoma, WA
in Olmsted Designed Parks 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: Hikenutty location: Washington date approved: 1/23/2008 last visited: 1/24/2008 |
view gallery |  Genesee Valley Park, Rochester, NY
in Olmsted Designed Parks Genesee Valley Park is dominated by three intersecting waterways, Red Creek, the New York State Barge Canal and the Genesee River. posted by: MrsMcFly location: New York date approved: 1/18/2008 last visited: 10/25/2012 |
view gallery |  Weyerhaueser Mansion - Tacoma, WA
in Olmsted Designed Parks 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: Hikenutty location: Washington date approved: 1/6/2008 last visited: 1/7/2008 |
view gallery |  Oak Grove Linear Park - Atlanta/Druid Hills, GA
in Olmsted Designed Parks 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: Lat34North location: Georgia date approved: 11/13/2007 last visited: 8/4/2008 |
view gallery |  Capitol Grounds, Washington, D.C.
in Olmsted Designed Parks 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: JimmyEv location: District of Columbia date approved: 10/25/2007 last visited: 1/26/2013 |
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