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The Olmsted Brothers company was a landscape architectural firm in the United States, established in 1898 by brothers John Charles Olmsted (1852–1920) and Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. (1870–1957), sons of the landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.
The landscape architecture firm of Frederick Law Olmsted, and later of his sons John Charles Olmsted and Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. (known as the Olmsted Brothers), produced designs and plans for hundreds of parks, campuses and other projects throughout the United States and Canada. Together, these works totaled 355.
The Olmsted–Beil House in Staten Island. Olmsted was born in Hartford, Connecticut, on April 26, 1822.His father, John Olmsted, was a prosperous merchant who took a lively interest in nature, people, and places; Frederick Law and his younger brother, John Hull Olmsted, also showed this interest.
John Charles Olmsted (September 14, 1852 – February 24, 1920 [1]) was an American landscape architect. The nephew and adopted son of Frederick Law Olmsted , he worked with his father and his younger brother, Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. , in their father's firm.
Members of the Olmsted family occupied the main house until 1936, when Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. moved to Elkton, Maryland, renting the house to tenants. The offices of the Olmsted Brothers firm continued to be in the wing during this time, although business also declined. Members of the firm reoccupied the house in the 1960s, making ...
In 1903, commissioned by the city of Seattle, Washington, the Olmsted Brothers landscape architects planned many of the parks in the City of Seattle as part of a comprehensive plan to create a greenbelt throughout the city. [1] [2] The planning continued in several phases, culminating in the final Olmsted-planned park, Washington Park Arboretum ...
Brothers buy Pine Island complex for $1.15 million to house their remodeling firm. ... Olmsted County estimated the total market value of the Rolling View Lane property at $806,100 for 2022-2023.
Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. (July 24, 1870 – December 25, 1957) was an American landscape architect and city planner known for his wildlife conservation efforts. He had a lifetime commitment to national parks, and worked on projects in Acadia, the Everglades and Yosemite National Park.