| Olmsted on the Web | ||||
| These are some of the web sites that showcase Olmsted and his work. | ||||
| Arnold Arboretum | ||||
| An informational site about this piece in Boston's Emerald Necklace. | ||||
| Belle Isle, Detroit | ||||
| A site with a more in-depth history of the area. | ||||
| The Biltmore | ||||
| A site dedicated to preserving the images and feeling of George Vanderbuilt's estate. Has a section describing every detail of the site. | ||||
| Boston's Emerald Necklace | ||||
| A narrative showcasing interesting sites and images viewable from around the Emerald Necklace surrounding Boston. | ||||
| Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy | ||||
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This is an independent not-for-profit community organization, which promotes, preserves, restores, enhances, and ensures maintenance of Olmsted-designed parks and parkways in the Greater Buffalo. |
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| Buffalo Parks | ||||
| An exceptional site dedicated to showcasing Olmsted and Calvert Vaux's important work in Buffalo, New York. This site is amazingly well set up and kept up. It has a section of links to other Olmsted parks in the area. An enviable site. | ||||
| Buffalo Park and Parkway System | ||||
| An essay detailing the political and social climate around Olmsted and Vaux's creation of the Buffalo park and parkway system. | ||||
| Bushnell Park | ||||
| An informational piece that gives a brief biography on Olmsted | ||||
| Canadian Centre for Architecture | ||||
| A description about a project that the Center commissioned to investigate the state of Olmsted parks around North America. | ||||
| Central Park | ||||
| A look at the history of Central Park, has information on Olmsted's involvement.. | ||||
| Central Park | ||||
| The unofficial site for New York's Central Park. Contains information on volunteers and events, as well as a section on the park's history. | ||||
| Civilizing the Wilderness: Frederick Law Olmsted in the Yosemite Valley, 1863-1865. | ||||
| Exceptional site covering Olmsted's experiences as manager of the Mariposa Estate. Contains images, maps and extensive excepts from Olmsted's writings. | ||||
| Druid Hills | ||||
| A web site devoted to the history and elegance of this Atlanta suburban development. | ||||
| Findgrave.com | ||||
| Want to see where Olmsted is buried?. | ||||
| Frederick Law Olmsted | ||||
| Olmsted's listing in the All Sources General Almanac. | ||||
| Frederick Law Olmsted | ||||
| This a site is a great resource that succinctly presents the breadth of Olmsted's work and information on his life. | ||||
| Frederick Law Olmsted | ||||
| This site is mainly a launching point for other sites, however, it is succinctly presented. | ||||
| Frederick Law Olmsted | ||||
| The entry listed on About.com encyclopedia. | ||||
| Friends of Prospect Park | ||||
| A site run by a nonprofit organization offering information about Brooklyn and the Prospect Park. | ||||
| Library of Congress Entry | ||||
| Short biography from the Library of Congress. | ||||
| A Journey In the Seaboard States | ||||
| Selections from Olmsted's book of the same name, this is part of an online US History text. | ||||
| The Louisville Olmsted Parks Conservancy | ||||
| This society promotes the intrinsic value and beauty of the parks that the Olmsted Firm created in Louisville KY. It has extensive information about the parks. | ||||
| Morningside Park | ||||
| Morningside Park is one of the most intact parks which Olmsted designed. | ||||
| Obits.com | ||||
| Want to see what Olmsted's obituary looked like? | ||||
| The Olmsted National Historic Site | ||||
| Official site of the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site at Brookline, Massachusetts. The site includes an information on the scope of the collections, as well as information on travel instructions, hours of operation and contact information. Includes one image of the Brookline site. | ||||
| The Olmsted NHS Museum Collection Profile | ||||
| A site with more in-depth information than the normal NHS site. It offers a link to the Olmsted Firm's Master List of projects. | ||||
| The Olmsted Society | ||||
| The society promotes the welfare and progress of Riverside, IL and of its citizens; to aid in the preservation of its cultural and physical heritage. | ||||
| Prospectours | ||||
| The organization offers tours of Prospect Park, detailing the history and significance of the park. | ||||
| Tacoma, Washington | ||||
| This site looks at the work Olmsted performed in the city of Tacoma, Washington. | ||||
| Revisiting Riverside: A Frederick Law Olmsted Community | ||||
| A Master's Project completed for the School of Natural Resources & Environment, University of Michigan: April 2001 | ||||
| Shelburne Farms | ||||
| This was a farm Olmsted designed for the Vanderbilt family in Vermont in 1886. | ||||
| Sudbrook, MD | ||||
| This is the official site for a community Olmsted designed in Maryland. | ||||
| The U.S. Capitol Grounds | ||||
| The office of the Architect of the Capitol has produced this interesting page about the development of the grounds. | ||||
| Yosemite | ||||
| A portion of the site dedicated to Yosemite, California. The site contains images and the full text of Yosemite and the Mariposa Grove: A Preliminary Report, 1865., by Frederick Law Olmsted. | ||||
For a great gift idea, check My Street Sign, to see if there is a street sign near your favorite Olmsted Park with your name on it. Check www.mystreetsign.com for more information.
Links are all confirmed as of: 11/17/03