Frederick Law Olmsted
Frederick Law Olmsted
Park · Brookline, Massachusetts
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Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site is a United States National Historic Site located in Brookline, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. Frederick Law Olmsted (1822–1903) is recognized as the founder of American landscape architecture and the nation's foremost parkmaker of the 19th century. In 1883, Olmsted moved his home to suburban Boston and established "Fairsted", the world's first full-scale professional office for the practice of landscape design.
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The house is really nice, and you can see the thought that went into his landscaping of Olmsted's own house that applied to Central Park and other projects. You feel you are in nature even though you'
MoreCool national park site. A lot of interesting original Olmsted stuff. Very knowledgeable rangers. Tours of interior and exterior are informative. This is a NPS site worth checking out.
MoreWhat an awesome experience! Didn't have much expectations going in but I was blown away. Was greeted by friendly a park ranger who informed us that they offer two tours, a landscape tour and a design
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Sunday
9:30AM – 4:30PM
Mon – Wed
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Thu – Sat
9:30AM – 4:30PM