Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903)

Name

Olmsted, Frederick Law

Personal Information

Birth/Death:    (1822-1903)
Occupation:    American landscape architect
Location (state):    MA

AIA Affiliation

Honorary Member of the American Institute of Architects 1867

Biographical Sources

Biographical Directories:
Entry in Macmillan Encyclopedia of Architects (New York: Macmillan, 1982)
Entry in Biographical Dictionary of Cincinnati Architects, 1788-1940.

Obituaries:
Quarterly Bulletin of the American Institute of Architects, October 1903, death notice and chapter memorial resolution, p. 161, obituary pp. 166-68

Related Records

Archival Holdings

Olmsted Archives, Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Olmsted, Frederick Law architectural drawings and plans, 1877-1927. Collection Number: 462
Copies of sketches, planting plans, maps, and general plans of gardens, parks, private estates, and portions of cities with material from various firms. Also "Ancestral Register of Frederick Law Olmsted, c. 1592-1878," and reports and brochures dealing with Olmsted.
For more information, http://rmc.library.cornell.edu

Publications