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Source
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http://www.aoc.gov/capitol-grounds/frederick-law-olmsted
People
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Birth Date
04/26/1822
Birthplace
Hartford, Connecticut
Death Date
08/28/1903
Occupation
Landscape Designer
Biographical Text
<p class="p1">Frederick Law Olmsted was born in Hartford, Connecticut on April 16, 1822. In 1848, his father bought him a farm on Staten Island, where he spent the next eight years conducting experiments in scientific agriculture. Olmsted visited Europe three times during the 1850s, studying city parks and other landscapes. A journalist, social critic, and public administrator, Olmsted wrote for <em>Putnam’s Monthly Magazine</em>, a literary journal, and he co-founded the magazine <em>The Nation</em>.</p>
<p class="p1">In 1857, he collaborated with Calvert Vaux to enter a design competition for Central Park in New York City. They won, and Olmsted and Vaux collaborated on other projects, including city parks, residential neighborhoods, and academic campuses. After the Civil War, they founded a company that specialized in park design. Olmsted believed that preserving nature in urban spaces created a positive environment that would foster good citizenship. His final project was George W. Vanderbilt’s Biltmore Estate, near Asheville, North Carolina. He retired in 1895, passing his firm on to his son, <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/78">Frederick Jr.</a>, and step-son John Charles. </p>
Bibliography
Charles E. Beveridge. "Olmsted, Frederick Law," American National Biography Online Feb. 2000.
First Name
for nav purposes
Frederick
Last Name
for nav purposes
Olmsted
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Title
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Frederick Law Olmsted
Description
An account of the resource
In 1783, the Senate Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds commissioned Olmsted, who had co-designed Central Park in New York City, to design the grounds of the Capitol. Olmsted created a park-like plan that complimented the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/59">Capitol building</a>. His plan added marble terraces on the northern, western, and southern sides of the building, and a <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/7">summerhouse </a>for visitors on the side near the Mall. Olmsted's career designing park systems and as an urban planner influenced design plans for the National Mall into the 1900s.
Source
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Architect of the Capitol. <a href="http://www.aoc.gov/capitol-grounds/frederick-law-olmsted">View original image.</a>
Coverage
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1860-1889
Creator
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Frederick Law Olmsted
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Place
Important spaces on the mall (See the "Places" writeboard in basecamp.)
Physical Description
Text describing the appearance of the place and its situation on the Mall.
Hexagonal brick structure with windows, wrought iron gates, and seating for up to 22 people. A fountain sits at its center.
Type
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Gardens and Landscapes
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Title
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Summerhouse
Description
An account of the resource
<a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/85">Frederick Law Olmsted</a> designed the Summerhouse so that visitors to the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/59">Capitol </a>could sit and rest as they toured the Capitol grounds. It contains intricate brickwork, several windows, wrought iron gates, and seating space for up to 22 people. The Summerhouse is hexagonal in shape. A fountain in the center once offered drinking water, but now is simply decorative. Olmsted originally intended to build a second summerhouse, but Congress objected.
Creator
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Frederick Law Olmsted
Source
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Architect of the Capitol. <a href="http://www.aoc.gov/capitol-grounds/summerhouse">View original</a>.
Date
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1879 (Built)
Coverage
The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant
1860-1889
design & monuments