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Spotlight on…Yosemite

When Olmsted wrote "Yosemite and the Mariposa Grove" in 1865, he foresaw growing visitation and expressed concern about what would happen to the area if it wasn't properly managed.

Spotlight on…the U.S. Capitol Grounds

Dive into Frederick Law Olmsted's design of the U.S. Capitol Grounds in Washington, D.C.

Olmsted’s Three Visions for Jackson Park

Stretching along Chicago’s south lakefront, Jackson Park is the work of visionary landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, who created the greenspace on three separate occasions in Chicago history.

Spotlight on…Sudbrook

A look into Sudbrook, a suburban community near Baltimore designed in 1889 by Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr.

A Deliberate Approach

Over a century ago, renowned landscape architect, Frederick Law Olmsted, transformed the acreage around Biltmore House from overworked woodland to the lush, natural landscaped experienced today.

Spotlight on… The Olmsted Farmhouse

The Olmsted-Beil House on Staten Island, NY, was the site of agricultural and landscaping experiments by Olmsted and his home base for intellectual pursuits and travels that transformed his worldview and informed his social conscience, inspiring him thereafter to endeavor to improve society.

Spotlight on…Gallaudet University

A look into Gallaudet University, a private federally chartered research university, whose mission is to empower deaf and hard of hearing students.

Spotlight on…Shelburne Farms

Shelburne Farms is an education nonprofit working to inspire and cultivate learning for a sustainable future. Our campus, a 1,400-acre working farm and National Historic Landmark designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr., makes that work a lot easier.

Spotlight on…Stonehurst

The country house of philanthropists Robert Treat and Lydia Lyman Paine, Stonehurst crowns the career-long collaboration between Olmsted and the renowned American architect Henry Hobson Richardson.