Fairsted: A Cultural Landscape Report for the Frederick Law Olmsted NationalHistoric Site. Volume 1. Site History

摘要

The Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site preserves the first full-scalelandscape architecture office in the United States. Frederick Law Olmsted is widely recognized as the founder of the profession of landscape architecture in the United States. His accomplishments and those of his sons and associates in the fields of park design, conservation, town planning, and landscape architecture have national and international signficance. The Olmsted National Historic Site is a national center for the study and preservation of American landscapes, assisting researchers with archival documentation for thousands of Olmsted-designed landscapes (Olmsted Archives), sharing technical expertise around the country in historic landscape preservation and maintenance (Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation) and developing model landscape educational programs and curriculums.