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The Olmsted National Historic Site and the Growth of Historic Landscape Preservation

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Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903) is recognized as the founder of American landscape architecture and the genius at the back of New York’s Central Park. In 1883 Olmsted established “Fairsted” in suburban Boston, the world’s first full-scale professional place of business for the practice of landscape design. Over the course of the following century, his sons and successors sustained and expanded upon Olmsted’s design ideals, philosophy, and influence. His son, F. L. Olmsted, Jr., helped to put the groundwork for the National Park Service in 1916.

David Grayson Allen chronicles the creation and development of the Olmsted National Historic Web page in Brookline, Massachusetts, which opened in 1979 after nearly a decade of struggle and controversy and now welcomes thousands of visitors and researchers yearly. The Web page’s history is emblematic of the evolving role that landscape architecture plays in up to date American lives and reflects the beautiful transformation that has taken place throughout the National Park Service itself throughout the last quarter century. Original, sophisticated, meticulously researched, and well-written, The Olmsted National Historic Web page and the Growth of Historic Landscape Preservation will resonate with readers thinking about historic preservation and landscape architecture.

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