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Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr.

1822 - 1903

American landscape architect, as was his eponymous son. Designer of New York's Central Park and others.

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  • Cover of: Frederick Law Olmsted, landscape architect, 1822-1903.

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  • Cover of: Civilizing American cities: a selection of Frederick Law Olmsted's writings on city landscapes.

    First published in 1971 5 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1977 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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Subjects
Description and travel, Olmsted, frederick law, 1822-1903, Slavery, History, Parks, Economic conditions, Cotton growing, Travel, Landscape architecture, City planning, Correspondence, Biography, Slavery, united states, Landscape architects, United States Sanitary Commission, Southern states, description and travel, Southern states, economic conditions, Peninsular Campaign, 1862, Agriculture, Agriculture, great britain, Economic history, England, description and travel, Gold discoveries, Gold mines and mining, Hospitals
Places
United States, Southern States, Central Park (New York, N.Y.), California, N.Y.) Central Park (New York, New York, New York (State), Texas, Mississippi River Valley, New York (N.Y.), Québec (Province), Virginia, Austin, Chicago, Eagle Pass, England, Forest Hills (New York, N.Y.), Houston, Illinois, Mariposa, Mariposa (Calif.), Montréal, Montréal (Québec), Mount Royal (Québec), Niagara Falls (N.Y. and Ont.)
People
Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903), Frederick Law Olmsted (1870-1957), A. H. Green (1820-1903), Calvert Vaux (1824-1895), Carl Schurz (1829-1906), Charles A. Dana (1819-1897), Charles Eliot Norton (1827-1908), Charles Follen McKim (1847-1909), Charles Loring Brace (1826-1890), Charles N. Riotte, Clarence King (1842-1901), Daniel Hudson Burnham (1846-1912), Edward Everett Hale (1822-1909), Edwin Lawrence Godkin (1831-1902), Frederick John Kingsbury (1823-1910), Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903,), Frederick Newman Knapp (1821-1889), George E. Waring (1833-1898), George Templeton Strong (1820-1875), George Washington Vanderbilt (1862-1914), George William Curtis (1824-1892), H. H. Richardson (1838-1886), H. W. S. Cleveland (1814-1900), Henry Villard (1835-1900), Henry W. Bellows (1814-1882)
Time
19th century, Civil War, 1861-1865, 1775-1865, 1800-1900, 1848-1869, 1850-1860, 18th century, Meiguo, Revolution, 1775-1783

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Alternative names

  • Frederick Law Olmsted
  • Frederick Law Olmsted, comp.
  • FREDERICK LAW OLMSTED
  • Frederick Law Olmsted, 1822-1903
  • Frederick Law 1822-1903 Olmsted
  • Frederick Law] [Olmsted
  • Frederick Law Olmsted Olmsted
  • F. L. Olmsted

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