Many of our Favorite Parks Were Designed By Olmsted Brothers Landscape Architects
Frederick Law Olmsted and Olmsted Brothers Landscape Architects were the first landscape architects in America. Frederick Olmsted lived in the late 1800s and is responsible for creating Central Park in New York City, the grounds of the Capitol in Washington DC, and the first park system in Buffalo New York.
My husband and I recently met our daughter at Sherwood Park in Baltimore. She was dog-sitting for the weekend. We walked through the lovely neighborhood of Guilford and through the 6-acre park designed by the Olmsted Brothers. In fact,
Frederick and John Olmsted created beautiful parks all across the country. From Florida to Massachusetts, Washington DC to Washington state, the Olmsted's made their beautiful mark.
Here's a timeline from the Library of Congress showing when and where the Olmsted Brothers created beautiful parks. In a recent blog, I wrote about thankfulness. I'm thankful for the beauty created by Olmsted Brothers and will celebrate the Olmsted Bicentennial in 2022
The Olmsted Brothers were the first urban planners, dedicated to making beautiful greenspace a part of a city.
Photo by Emily Kessler on Unsplash
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