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The Master List of Design Projects of the Olmsted Firm 1 8 5 7-19 7 9 The Master List of Design Projects of the Olmsted Firm 1 8 5 7-19 7 9 Landscape architects, surveyors, engineers and other members of the Palos Verdes planning team, circa 1922. Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. is middle of front row with Stella Obst, his long-time secretary, behind him. Job #5950 – Palos Verdes (Palos Verdes, CA). Edited by Contributors Lucy Lawliss, Caroline Loughlin, Lauren Meier Julia S. Bachrach Nancy Pollack-Ellwand Caroline Loughlin Charles E. Beveridge Susan L. Klaus Lauren Meier National Association for Olmsted Parks Ethan Carr Francis R. Kowsky Catherine Nagel National Park Service — Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site Lee Farrow Cook Lucy Lawliss Anthony Reed Rolf Diamant Arleyn A. Levee Jill Trebbe 2nd Edition, 2008 Table of Contents Contents List of Illustrations … vi Foreword National Association for Olmsted Parks, Catherine Nagel … xi Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, Lee Farrow Cook and Jill Trebbe … xiii Preface to the Second Edition, Lucy Lawliss and Lauren Meier … xvii Acknowledgments … xix THE MASTER LIST OF DESI INTRODUCTORY ESSAYS The Olmsted Firm—An Introduction, Charles E. Beveridge … 1 The Olmsteds and the Development of the National Park System, Rolf Diamant … 9 The Olmsted Firm in Canada, Nancy Pollock-Ellwand … 15 Researching an Olmsted Landscape, Lucy Lawliss, Caroline Loughlin and Lauren Meier … 19 THE MASTER LIST OF DESIGN PROJECTS Introductory Guide, Anthony Reed … 33 G N PROJECTS OF THE OLMSTED FIRM 1857 - 1979 Parks, Parkways, Recreation Areas and Scenic Reservations, Charles E. Beveridge … 37 City and Regional Planning and Improvement Projects, Ethan Carr … 83 Subdivisions and Suburban Communities, Susan L. Klaus … 95 College and School Campuses, Francis R. Kowsky … 117 Grounds of Residential Institutions, Francis R. Kowsky … 133 Grounds of Public Buildings, Arleyn A. Levee … 141 Private Estates and Homesteads, Arleyn A. Levee … 151 Cemeteries, Burial Lots, Memorials and Monuments, Arleyn A. Levee … 249 Grounds of Commercial and Industrial Buildings, Lauren Meier … 265 Country Clubs, Resorts, Hotels and Clubs, Lucy Lawliss … 275 Grounds of Churches, Lucy Lawliss … 285 Frederick Law Olmsted with Marion Olmsted at Rivercliff Cottage, circa 1895. Arboreta and Gardens, Lauren Meier … 293 Job #170 – George W. Vanderbilt/Biltmore (Asheville, NC). Exhibitions and Fairs, Julia S. Bachrach … 299 Miscellaneous Projects, Anthony Reed … 305 Background: Detail of Planting List, January 23, 1910. Job #2695 – Volunteer Park (Seattle, WA). Appendix — Chronology of the Olmsted Firm … 311 Credits for Illustrations … 315 Notes … 325 Resources … 327 Contributors … 333 Index to Job Locations in Lists … 337 Index to Names in Essays and Illustrations … 346 © 2008, National Association for Olmsted Parks, Washington, D.C. All rights reserved. ISBN 0-615-155439000 Designed by Jamison Design, J. Spittler Printed in China Illustrations Planting plan for Volunteer Park, Seattle, 1910 . 24 Historic postcards of Lake Washington Boulevard and Volunteer Park, Seattle . 27 List of Illustrations View of the Riverway, Boston, 1920 . Front Cover Photographer taking a view of Franklin Park, Boston, October 1892 . 28 Detail of Olmsted plan for the United States Capitol Grounds . Front Cover Standpipe in Volunteer Park, Seattle, 1930 . 28 Detail of map of the land now the Arnold Arboretum, Boston . Inside Cover Olmsted Brothers office cartoon . 29 Members of the Palos Verdes, CA, planning team, circa 1922 . ii The 1871 plan of Prospect Park, Brooklyn . 30 Frederick Law Olmsted with Marion Olmsted at Rivercliff Cottage, circa 1895 . iv Druid Hill Park, Baltimore . 32 Detail of planting list for Volunteer Park, Seattle, January 23, 1910 . iv Detail of plan for Stanford University, 1888 . 32 The Sheep Pasture in Franklin Park, Boston, 1904 . vi Olmsted Brothers office cartoon . 35 Olmsted’s signature elm on the South Lawn at Fairsted, Brookline, MA . x Lawn tennis on the Long Meadow in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, 1885 . 36 Boston families in a ranger-led exploration in Franklin Park, Boston . xii Detail of plan of a portion of the Boston Park System, January 1894 . 36 THE MASTER LIST OF DESI Frederick Law Olmsted’s 1874 plan for the United States Capitol Grounds . xiv Singing Tower in the Bok Sanctuary, Mountain Lake, FL, 1929 . 38 A grade three student documents plant material at Fairsted . xv The Greensward Plan of Central Park, New York . 42 Fairsted, Brookline, MA, circa 1904 . xvi As-built plan of Central Park, New York, 1872 . 42 Frederick Law Olmsted . xviii Audubon Park, New Orleans, February 1918 . 46 Olmsted Brothers employees outside of Fairsted, Brookline, MA, 1898 or 1899 . xx General plan for Shawnee Park, Louisville, KY, July 1893 . 50 Frederick Law Olmsted . xx Revised general plan for Jackson Park, Chicago, 1895 . 53 Detail of plan of the parkway, Muddy River, Boston, 1892 . xx Plan of the parkway, Muddy River, Boston, 1892 . 56 View of the Riverway, Boston, 1920 . 4 General plan for Branch Brook Park, Newark (Essex County), NJ, 1901 . 56 View of the Riverway, Boston, May 7, 1892 . 4 G Olmsted plan for the Buffalo, NY, park and parkway system . 60 N PROJECTS OF THE OLMSTED FIRM 1857 - 1979 People relaxing near lagoon in Washington Park, Chicago . 7 Storytelling in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, 2002 . 67 Aerial view of Yosemite Valley . 8 Bird’s eye view of Niagara Falls . 72 Topographical map of Acadia National Park, ME, 1931 . 8 Cross section drawing for motor road in Acadia National Park, ME, June 1933 . 77 Carte-de-visite of Frederick Law Olmsted, circa 1893 . 10 Cherry trees in Branch Brook Park, Newark (Essex County), NJ . 80 “Cathedral Rock, Yosemite” by Albert Bierstadt, 1870 . 11 Bird’s eye study for the Pittsburgh Civic Centre, June 1, 1910 . 82 Otter Cliff Road in Acadia National Park, ME, September 25, 1935 . 12 Detail of general plan for Manito Park, Spokane, WA, January 1910 . 82 Everglades National Park, FL, January 1932 . 13 Suggestions for University Street, Boulder, CO, November 6, 1908 . 84 View from Mount Royal, Montreal, by John Charles Olmsted, July 1894 . 14 Preliminary plan of park improvement along Boulder Creek, CO, October 1923 . 89 Detail of plan for Mount Royal Park, 1877 . 14 House in Forest Hills Gardens, NY, 1914 . 94 James Frederick Dawson, Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. and Percival Gallagher . 17 Detail of bird’s eye view of Forest Hills Gardens, NY, 1910 . 94 View through the arch in Fort Tryon Park, New York City, May 1936 . 18 View of the Uplands subdivision in Victoria, BC . 96 Preliminary plan for Volunteer Park, Seattle, 1908 . 18 Portion of general plan of Riverside, IL, 1869 . 97 Detail of planting list for Volunteer Park, Seattle, January 23, 1910 . 20 Historic view of Volunteer Park, Seattle . 21 Volunteer Park, Seattle, 1908 . 23 The Sheep Pasture on Schoolmaster Hill, 1904. Job #918 – Franklin Park (Boston, MA). DESI G N PROJECTS OF THE OLMSTED FIRM LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS vi vii First development of 3200 acres, Palos Verdes Estates, CA, February 1926 . 103 DeForest burial plot, Memorial Cemetery of Saint John’s Church, Cold Spring, NY . 260 Granvia La Costa at Malaga Park, Palos Verdes Estates, CA . 108 Kohler family burial lot, Kohler, WI, August 1941 . 263 List of Illustrations General plan for the Bozanta Tavern and Farm, Hayden Lake, ID, October 1909 . 113 View of the National Cash Register factory, Dayton, OH . 264 General plan for the town of Vandergrift, PA, July 1897 . 115 Detail of map for the International Garden Club, Pelham Bay, NY, October 1916 . 264 Perspective sketch of Stanford University . 116 Planting plan for the Bell Telephone Laboratories, Summit, NJ, August 1940 . 270 General plan for the College of New Jersey (Princeton University), 1893… 116 View of the Caracas Country Club, Venezuela . 274 General plan of Denison University, May 15, 1929 . 125 Detail of plan for The Country Club, Brookline, MA, July 1934 . 274 Perspective drawing of Louisiana State University, October 1921 . 125 General plan for the Rhode Island Country Club, Nyatt, January 1912 . 276 General plan for the College of New Jersey (Princeton University), 1893 . 131 Broadmoor Hotel grounds, Colorado Springs, July 1936 . 279 View of the old McLean Asylum grounds, Belmont, MA . 132 General plan for the Augusta National Golf Club, GA, November 1932 . 280 Detail of plan for the Washington State Hospital grounds, Sedro-Woolley, June 14, 1911 . 132 View from the Capilano Golf Club to the Vancouver skyline, February 8, 1937 . 282 THE MASTER LIST OF DESI Preliminary plan for the Craig Colony, Sonyea, NY, November 16, 1898 . 134 Saint Michael’s Episcopal Church, Litchfield, CT, July 1921 . 284 Government Hospital for the Insane, Washington, DC, December 1900 . 139 Detail of general plan for the Washington, DC, Cathedral grounds, March 1910 . 284 Washington State Capitol grounds, April 1932 . 140 Panorama northwest, Mission Nombre de Dios, Saint Augustine, FL, June 1964 . 286 Detail of general plan for the Washington State Capitol, May 1928 . 140 Panorama northeast, Mission Nombre de Dios, Saint Augustine, FL, June 1964 . 286 Planting plan for the grounds of Memorial Hall, North Easton, MA, March 1903 . 143 The main entrance to Saint John’s Church, Kohler, WI, July 1940 . 289 Memorial Hall, North Easton, MA, November 1902 . 144 View of the long walk and hedge, National Cathedral, Washington, DC, Fall 1926 . 290 Newton, MA, City Hall and War Memorial Grounds, September 1933 . 149 South steps of the National Cathedral, Washington, DC, July 1935 . 290 Biltmore estate grounds, Asheville, NC . 150 Seattle Arboretum in Washington Park . 292 Detail of guide map of Biltmore estate, Asheville, NC, 1896 . 150 Detail of map of the land now the Arnold Arboretum, Boston . 292 G N PROJECTS OF THE OLMSTED FIRM 1857 - 1979 Shelter for the Joseph P. Kennedy estate, Hyannisport, MA, August 1930 . 158 Vestavia Gardens temple from the east lawn, Birmingham, AL, August 15, 1949 .