Olmsted on the Web |
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These are some of
the web sites that showcase Olmsted and his work. |
| Arnold Arboretum |
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An informational site
about this piece in Boston's Emerald Necklace. |
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| Belle Isle, Detroit |
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A site with a more in-depth history of the area. |
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| The Biltmore |
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A site dedicated to
preserving the images and feeling of George Vanderbuilt's estate. Has a section describing
every detail of the site. |
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| Boston's
Emerald Necklace |
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A narrative
showcasing interesting sites and images viewable from around the Emerald Necklace
surrounding Boston. |
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| Buffalo
Olmsted Parks Conservancy |
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This is an
independent not-for-profit community organization, which promotes,
preserves, restores, enhances, and ensures maintenance of Olmsted-designed
parks and parkways in the Greater Buffalo. |
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| Buffalo Parks |
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An exceptional site
dedicated to showcasing Olmsted and Calvert Vaux's important work in Buffalo, New York.
This site is amazingly well set up and kept up. It has a section of links to other Olmsted
parks in the area. An enviable site. |
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| Buffalo
Park and Parkway System |
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An
essay detailing the political and social climate around Olmsted and Vaux's
creation of the Buffalo park and parkway system. |
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| Bushnell
Park |
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An informational
piece that gives a brief biography on Olmsted |
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| Canadian Centre for
Architecture |
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A description about a
project that the Center commissioned to investigate the state of Olmsted parks around
North America. |
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| Central Park |
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A look at the history
of Central Park, has information on Olmsted's involvement.. |
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| Central Park |
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The unofficial site
for New York's Central Park. Contains information on volunteers and events, as well as a
section on the park's history. |
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| Civilizing the
Wilderness: Frederick Law Olmsted in the Yosemite Valley, 1863-1865. |
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Exceptional site
covering Olmsted's experiences as manager of the Mariposa Estate. Contains images, maps
and extensive excepts from Olmsted's writings. |
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| Druid Hills |
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A web site devoted to the history and elegance of
this Atlanta suburban development. |
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| Findgrave.com |
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Want to
see where Olmsted is buried?. |
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| Frederick Law Olmsted |
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Olmsted's listing in
the All Sources General Almanac. |
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| Frederick Law Olmsted |
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This a site is a
great resource that succinctly presents the breadth of Olmsted's work and information on
his life. |
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| Frederick Law Olmsted |
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This site is mainly a
launching point for other sites, however, it is succinctly presented. |
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| Frederick
Law Olmsted |
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The
entry listed on About.com encyclopedia. |
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| Friends of Prospect Park |
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A site run by a nonprofit organization offering
information about Brooklyn and the Prospect Park. |
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| Library of Congress Entry |
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Short
biography from the Library of Congress. |
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| A Journey In the
Seaboard States |
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Selections from Olmsted's book of the same name,
this is part of an online US History text. |
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| The
Louisville Olmsted
Parks Conservancy |
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This
society promotes the intrinsic value and beauty of the parks that the
Olmsted Firm created in Louisville KY. It has extensive information about
the parks. |
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| Morningside
Park |
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Morningside Park is one of the most
intact parks which Olmsted designed. |
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| Obits.com |
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Want to
see what Olmsted's obituary looked like? |
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| The Olmsted National Historic Site |
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Official site of the
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site at Brookline, Massachusetts. The site
includes an information on the scope of the collections, as well as information on travel
instructions, hours of operation and contact information. Includes one image of the
Brookline site. |
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| The Olmsted
NHS Museum Collection
Profile |
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A site
with more in-depth information than the normal NHS site. It offers a link
to the Olmsted Firm's Master List of projects. |
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| The Olmsted
Society |
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The
society promotes the welfare and progress of Riverside, IL and of its
citizens; to aid in the preservation of its cultural and physical
heritage. |
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| Prospectours |
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The
organization offers tours of Prospect Park, detailing the history and
significance of the park. |
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| Tacoma,
Washington |
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This site looks at the work Olmsted
performed in the city of Tacoma, Washington. |
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| Revisiting
Riverside: A Frederick Law Olmsted Community |
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A
Master's Project completed for the School of Natural Resources &
Environment, University of Michigan: April 2001 |
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| Shelburne
Farms |
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This was a farm Olmsted designed for
the Vanderbilt family in Vermont in 1886. |
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| Sudbrook,
MD |
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This is the official site for a
community Olmsted designed in Maryland. |
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| The U.S. Capitol Grounds |
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The office of the Architect of the Capitol has
produced this interesting page about the development of the grounds. |
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| Yosemite |
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A portion of the site
dedicated to Yosemite, California. The site contains images and the full text of Yosemite and the Mariposa
Grove: A Preliminary Report, 1865., by Frederick Law Olmsted. |
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For a great gift idea, check My Street Sign, to see if there is a street sign
near your favorite Olmsted Park with your name on it. Check www.mystreetsign.com
for more information.