The name Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr. is nearly as well known as his most famous landscape — New York City’s Central Park, which he co-designed with Calvert Vaux. But Olmsted’s legacy and influence extend to include more than 300 North American landscapes that range from dozens of National Historic Landmarks to gardens and parks in 30 U.S. states and Canada.
“The impact of Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr., on the nation’s identity and the profession of landscape architecture is inestimable,” Charles A. Birnbaum, president and chief executive of The Cultural Landscape Foundation, said in a statement.
To commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth Olmsted, widely
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