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Olmsted Brothers Collection

Frederick Law Olmsted and his brother John Charles Olmsted were the visionary landscape architects behind some of America's most iconic parks and green spaces

Background imageOlmsted Brothers Collection: 'Allgates, ' Horatio Gates Lloyd house, Cooperstown Road, Haverford, Pennsylvania, 1919

"Allgates, " Horatio Gates Lloyd house, Cooperstown Road, Haverford, Pennsylvania, 1919. House Architecture: Wilson Eyre, Jr. from 1910. Landscape: Olmsted Brothers, 1911-1915

Background imageOlmsted Brothers Collection: 'Hammersmith Farm, ' Hugh Dudley Auchincloss house, Harrison Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917

"Hammersmith Farm, " Hugh Dudley Auchincloss house, Harrison Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. House Architecture: Originally built for John W. Auchincloss, 1887

Background imageOlmsted Brothers Collection: William Samuel Kies house, Scarborough and Old Albany Roads, Scarborough, New York, 1922

William Samuel Kies house, Scarborough and Old Albany Roads, Scarborough, New York, 1922. House Architecture: Patterson & Dula, plans by 1916. Landscape: Clarence Fowler, ca

Background imageOlmsted Brothers Collection: 'Hammersmith Farm, ' Hugh Dudley Auchincloss house, Harrison Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917

"Hammersmith Farm, " Hugh Dudley Auchincloss house, Harrison Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. House Architecture: Originally built for John W. Auchincloss, 1887

Background imageOlmsted Brothers Collection: 'Ormston, ' John Edward Aldred house, 1 East Beach Drive, Glen Cove, New York, 1924

"Ormston, " John Edward Aldred house, 1 East Beach Drive, Glen Cove, New York, 1924. House architecture: Bertram Grovesnor Goodhue, 1913-1916. Landscape: Olmsted Brothers

Background imageOlmsted Brothers Collection: 'Allgates, ' Horatio Gates Lloyd house, Cooperstown Road, Haverford, Pennsylvania, 1919

"Allgates, " Horatio Gates Lloyd house, Cooperstown Road, Haverford, Pennsylvania, 1919. House Architecture: Wilson Eyre, Jr. from 1910. Landscape: Olmsted Brothers, 1911-1915

Background imageOlmsted Brothers Collection: 'Timberline, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania', between 1915 and 1925. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

"Timberline, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania", between 1915 and 1925. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
"Timberline, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania", between 1915 and 1925. Photograph of plan of W. Hinkle Smith house and garden in the Monograph of the Work of Charles Adams Platt, New York, 1913

Background imageOlmsted Brothers Collection: 'Killenworth, ' George Dupont Pratt house, Glen Cove, New York, c1918

"Killenworth, " George Dupont Pratt house, Glen Cove, New York, c1918. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
"Killenworth, " George Dupont Pratt house, Glen Cove, New York, c1918. House Architecture: Trowbridge & Ackerman, 1908-1913. Landscape: James Leal Greenleaf, circa 1913

Background imageOlmsted Brothers Collection: 'Killenworth, ' George Dupont Pratt house, Glen Cove, New York, c1918

"Killenworth, " George Dupont Pratt house, Glen Cove, New York, c1918. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
"Killenworth, " George Dupont Pratt house, Glen Cove, New York, c1918. House Architecture: Trowbridge & Ackerman, 1908-1913. Landscape: James Leal Greenleaf, circa 1913

Background imageOlmsted Brothers Collection: 'Hammersmith Farm, ' Hugh Dudley Auchincloss house, Harrison Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917

"Hammersmith Farm, " Hugh Dudley Auchincloss house, Harrison Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. House Architecture: Originally built for John W. Auchincloss, 1887

Background imageOlmsted Brothers Collection: 'Beacon Hill House, ' Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917

"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. House Architecture: Howells & Stokes, 1910. Landscape is Frederick Law Olmsted Jr

Background imageOlmsted Brothers Collection: 'Killenworth, ' George Dupont Pratt house, Glen Cove, New York, c1918

"Killenworth, " George Dupont Pratt house, Glen Cove, New York, c1918. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
"Killenworth, " George Dupont Pratt house, Glen Cove, New York, c1918. House Architecture: Trowbridge & Ackerman, 1908-1913. Landscape: James Leal Greenleaf, circa 1913

Background imageOlmsted Brothers Collection: 'Beacon Hill House, ' Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917

"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. House Architecture:: Howells & Stokes, 1910. Landscape: Frederick Law Olmsted Jr

Background imageOlmsted Brothers Collection: 'Killenworth, ' George Dupont Pratt house, Glen Cove, New York, c1918

"Killenworth, " George Dupont Pratt house, Glen Cove, New York, c1918. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
"Killenworth, " George Dupont Pratt house, Glen Cove, New York, c1918. House Architecture: Trowbridge & Ackerman, 1908-1913. Landscape: James Leal Greenleaf, circa 1913

Background imageOlmsted Brothers Collection: 'Beacon Hill House, ' Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917

"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. House Architecture: Howells & Stokes, 1910. Landscape is Frederick Law Olmsted Jr

Background imageOlmsted Brothers Collection: 'Hammersmith Farm, ' Hugh Dudley Auchincloss house, Harrison Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917

"Hammersmith Farm, " Hugh Dudley Auchincloss house, Harrison Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. House Architecture: Originally built for John W. Auchincloss, 1887

Background imageOlmsted Brothers Collection: 'Killenworth, ' George Dupont Pratt house, Glen Cove, New York, c1918

"Killenworth, " George Dupont Pratt house, Glen Cove, New York, c1918. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
"Killenworth, " George Dupont Pratt house, Glen Cove, New York, c1918. House Architecture: Trowbridge & Ackerman, 1908-1913. Landscape: James Leal Greenleaf, circa 1913

Background imageOlmsted Brothers Collection: 'Killenworth, ' George Dupont Pratt house, Glen Cove, New York, c1918

"Killenworth, " George Dupont Pratt house, Glen Cove, New York, c1918. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
"Killenworth, " George Dupont Pratt house, Glen Cove, New York, c1918. House Architecture: Trowbridge & Ackerman, 1908-1913. Landscape: James Leal Greenleaf, circa 1913

Background imageOlmsted Brothers Collection: 'Killenworth, ' George Dupont Pratt house, Glen Cove, New York, c1918

"Killenworth, " George Dupont Pratt house, Glen Cove, New York, c1918. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
"Killenworth, " George Dupont Pratt house, Glen Cove, New York, c1918. House Architecture: Trowbridge & Ackerman, 1908-1913. Landscape: James Leal Greenleaf, circa 1913

Background imageOlmsted Brothers Collection: 'Planting Fields' William Robertson Coe house, 1395 Planting Fields Road, Oyster Bay, New York

"Planting Fields" William Robertson Coe house, 1395 Planting Fields Road, Oyster Bay, New York, 1926. House Architecture: Walker & Gillette, 1918-1921

Background imageOlmsted Brothers Collection: 'Ormston, ' John Edward Aldred house, East Beach Drive, Glen Cove, New York, 1924

"Ormston, " John Edward Aldred house, East Beach Drive, Glen Cove, New York, 1924. House Architecture: Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue, from 1910

Background imageOlmsted Brothers Collection: 'Killenworth, ' George Dupont Pratt house, Glen Cove, New York, c1918

"Killenworth, " George Dupont Pratt house, Glen Cove, New York, c1918. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
"Killenworth, " George Dupont Pratt house, Glen Cove, New York, c1918. House Architecture: Trowbridge & Ackerman, 1908-1913. Landscape: James Leal Greenleaf, circa 1913

Background imageOlmsted Brothers Collection: 'Killenworth, ' George Dupont Pratt house, Glen Cove, New York, c1918

"Killenworth, " George Dupont Pratt house, Glen Cove, New York, c1918. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
"Killenworth, " George Dupont Pratt house, Glen Cove, New York, c1918. House Architecture: Trowbridge & Ackerman, 1908-1913. Landscape: James Leal Greenleaf, circa 1913

Background imageOlmsted Brothers Collection: 'Killenworth, ' George Dupont Pratt house, Glen Cove, New York, c1918

"Killenworth, " George Dupont Pratt house, Glen Cove, New York, c1918. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
"Killenworth, " George Dupont Pratt house, Glen Cove, New York, c1918. House Architecture: Trowbridge & Ackerman, 1908-1913. Landscape: James Leal Greenleaf, circa 1913

Background imageOlmsted Brothers Collection: 'Barberrys, ' Nelson Doubleday house, Mill Neck, New York, 1921. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

"Barberrys, " Nelson Doubleday house, Mill Neck, New York, 1921. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
"Barberrys, " Nelson Doubleday house, Mill Neck, New York, 1921. House Architecture: Harrie Thomas Lindeberg, built 1916

Background imageOlmsted Brothers Collection: 'Killenworth, ' George Dupont Pratt house, Glen Cove, New York, c1918

"Killenworth, " George Dupont Pratt house, Glen Cove, New York, c1918. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
"Killenworth, " George Dupont Pratt house, Glen Cove, New York, c1918. House Architecture: Trowbridge & Ackerman, 1908-1913. Landscape: James Leal Greenleaf, circa 1913

Background imageOlmsted Brothers Collection: 'Barberrys, ' Nelson Doubleday house, Mill Neck, New York, 1921. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

"Barberrys, " Nelson Doubleday house, Mill Neck, New York, 1921. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
"Barberrys, " Nelson Doubleday house, Mill Neck, New York, 1921. House Architecture: Harrie Thomas Lindeberg, built 1916

Background imageOlmsted Brothers Collection: 'Beacon Hill House, ' Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917

"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. House Architecture: Howells & Stokes, 1910. Landscape is Frederick Law Olmsted Jr

Background imageOlmsted Brothers Collection: 'Barberrys, ' Nelson Doubleday house, Mill Neck, New York, 1921. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

"Barberrys, " Nelson Doubleday house, Mill Neck, New York, 1921. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
"Barberrys, " Nelson Doubleday house, Mill Neck, New York, 1921. House architecture: Harrie Thomas Lindeberg, built 1916

Background imageOlmsted Brothers Collection: 'Planting Fields' William Robertson Coe house, 1395 Planting Fields Road, Oyster Bay, New York

"Planting Fields" William Robertson Coe house, 1395 Planting Fields Road, Oyster Bay, New York, 1926. House Architecture: Walker & Gillette, 1918-1921

Background imageOlmsted Brothers Collection: 'Planting Fields' William Robertson Coe house, 1395 Planting Fields Road, Oyster Bay, New York

"Planting Fields" William Robertson Coe house, 1395 Planting Fields Road, Oyster Bay, New York, 1926. House Architecture: Walker & Gillette, 1918-1921

Background imageOlmsted Brothers Collection: 'Elk Rock, ' Peter Kerr house, 11800 SW Military Lane, Portland, Oregon, 1923

"Elk Rock, " Peter Kerr house, 11800 SW Military Lane, Portland, Oregon, 1923. House Architecture: Ellis F. Lawrence. Landscape: John Charles Olmsted, Olmsted Brothers

Background imageOlmsted Brothers Collection: 'Beacon Hill House, ' Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1914

"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1914. House Architecture: Howells & Stokes, 1910. Landscape is Frederick Law Olmsted Jr

Background imageOlmsted Brothers Collection: 'Beacon Hill House, ' Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1914

"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1914. House Architecture: Howells & Stokes, 1910. Landscape is Frederick Law Olmsted Jr

Background imageOlmsted Brothers Collection: Arnold Schlaet house, Campo Point, Saugatuck, Connecticut, c1915. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston

Arnold Schlaet house, Campo Point, Saugatuck, Connecticut, c1915. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Arnold Schlaet house, Campo Point, Saugatuck, Connecticut, c1915. House Architecture: William Bunker Tubby, begun 1911. Landscape: John Charles Olmsted and Percival Gallagher

Background imageOlmsted Brothers Collection: Arnold Schlaet house, State Road 136, Campo Point, Saugatuck, Connecticut, c1915

Arnold Schlaet house, State Road 136, Campo Point, Saugatuck, Connecticut, c1915. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
Arnold Schlaet house, State Road 136, Campo Point, Saugatuck, Connecticut, c1915. House Architecture: William Bunker Tubby, begun 1911

Background imageOlmsted Brothers Collection: 'Killenworth, ' George Dupont Pratt house, Glen Cove, New York, c1918

"Killenworth, " George Dupont Pratt house, Glen Cove, New York, c1918. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
"Killenworth, " George Dupont Pratt house, Glen Cove, New York, c1918. House Architecture: Trowbridge & Ackerman, 1908-1913. Landscape: James Leal Greenleaf, circa 1913

Background imageOlmsted Brothers Collection: 'Hammersmith Farm, ' Hugh Dudley Auchincloss house, Harrison Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917

"Hammersmith Farm, " Hugh Dudley Auchincloss house, Harrison Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. House Architecture: Originally built for John W. Auchincloss, 1887

Background imageOlmsted Brothers Collection: 'Hammersmith Farm, ' Hugh Dudley Auchincloss house, Harrison Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917

"Hammersmith Farm, " Hugh Dudley Auchincloss house, Harrison Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. House Architecture: Originally built for John W. Auchincloss, 1887

Background imageOlmsted Brothers Collection: 'Black Point, ' Colonel Henry Huttleston Rogers, Jr. Gin Lane and Old Town Road... New York, c1916

"Black Point, " Colonel Henry Huttleston Rogers, Jr. Gin Lane and Old Town Road... New York, c1916
"Black Point, " Colonel Henry Huttleston Rogers, Jr. Gin Lane and Old Town Road, Southampton, New York, c1916. House Architecture: Walker & Gillette, 1914-1915

Background imageOlmsted Brothers Collection: William Samuel Kies house, Intersection of Scarborough and Old Albany Roads, New York, 1922

William Samuel Kies house, Intersection of Scarborough and Old Albany Roads, New York, 1922
William Samuel Kies house, Intersection of Scarborough and Old Albany Roads, Scarborough, New York, 1922. House Architecture: Patterson & Dula, plans by 1916. Landscape: Clarence Fowler, ca

Background imageOlmsted Brothers Collection: 'Killenworth, ' George Dupont Pratt house, Glen Cove, New York, c1915

"Killenworth, " George Dupont Pratt house, Glen Cove, New York, c1915. Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
"Killenworth, " George Dupont Pratt house, Glen Cove, New York, c1915. House Architecture: Trowbridge & Ackerman, 1908-1913. Landscape: James Leal Greenleaf, circa 1913

Background imageOlmsted Brothers Collection: 'Black Point, ' Colonel Henry Huttleston Rogers, Jr. Gin Lane and Old Town Road... New York, c1916

"Black Point, " Colonel Henry Huttleston Rogers, Jr. Gin Lane and Old Town Road... New York, c1916
"Black Point, " Colonel Henry Huttleston Rogers, Jr. Gin Lane and Old Town Road, Southampton, New York, c1916. House Architecture: Walker & Gillette, 1914-1915

Background imageOlmsted Brothers Collection: 'Beacon Hill House, ' Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917

"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. House Architecture: Howells & Stokes, 1910. Landscape is Frederick Law Olmsted Jr

Background imageOlmsted Brothers Collection: 'Beacon Hill House, ' Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917

"Beacon Hill House, " Arthur Curtiss James house, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. House Architecture: Howells & Stokes, 1910. Landscape is Frederick Law Olmsted Jr

Background imageOlmsted Brothers Collection: William Samuel Kies house, Intersection of Scarborough and Old Albany Roads, New York, 1922

William Samuel Kies house, Intersection of Scarborough and Old Albany Roads, New York, 1922
William Samuel Kies house, Intersection of Scarborough and Old Albany Roads, Scarborough, New York, 1922. House Architecture: Patterson & Dula, plans by 1916. Landscape: Clarence Fowler, ca

Background imageOlmsted Brothers Collection: 'Black Point, ' Colonel Henry Huttleston Rogers, Jr. Gin Lane and Old Town Road... New York, c1916

"Black Point, " Colonel Henry Huttleston Rogers, Jr. Gin Lane and Old Town Road... New York, c1916
"Black Point, " Colonel Henry Huttleston Rogers, Jr. Gin Lane and Old Town Road, Southampton, New York, c1916. House Architecture: Walker & Gillette, 1914-1915

Background imageOlmsted Brothers Collection: 'Hammersmith Farm, ' Hugh Dudley Auchincloss house, Harrison Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917

"Hammersmith Farm, " Hugh Dudley Auchincloss house, Harrison Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, 1917. House Architecture: Originally built for John W. Auchincloss, 1887




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Frederick Law Olmsted and his brother John Charles Olmsted were the visionary landscape architects behind some of America's most iconic parks and green spaces. Together, they transformed urban environments with their innovative designs, creating natural oases in the midst of bustling cities. Their work can be seen in Central Park in New York City, Prospect Park in Brooklyn, and the Emerald Necklace in Boston, among many others. The Olmsted brothers' commitment to preserving nature and promoting public access to green spaces had a lasting impact on American society. Their belief that everyone should have access to beautiful outdoor areas for recreation and relaxation helped shape the way we think about urban planning today. Their legacy lives on through their timeless designs that continue to inspire generations of landscape architects and city planners. The Olmsted brothers' dedication to creating harmonious landscapes that enhance the well-being of communities is a testament to their enduring influence on our built environment.