Charles Eliot (1859-1897), noted American landscape architect.

Charles Eliot (November 1, 1859 – March 25, 1897) was a leading American landscape architect, whose career was cut short by untimely death at age 38 from spinal meningitis. Eliot pioneered many of the fundamental principles of regional planning and laid the conceptual and political groundwork for land and historical conservancies across the world. In addition, he played a central role in shaping the Boston Metropolitan Park System, designed a number of public and private landscapes, and wrote prolifically on a host of topics. Sir Charles Norton Edgecumbe Eliot (born January 8, 1862 at the village of Sibford Gower near Banbury, Oxfordshire, England; died March 16, 1931 at sea in the Straits of Malacca) was educated at Cheltenham College. ... Charles Elliot, also Charles Elliott (義律, b. ... Prof. ... This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1859 (MDCCCLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 84th day of the year (85th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Landscape architecture. ... Meningitis is inflammation of the membranes (meninges) covering the brain and the spinal cord. ... Boston redirects here. ...

Eliot was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts where his father Charles William Eliot was president of Harvard University, and in 1901, after his son's death, author of a biography of his son's life. His father's cousin, Charles Eliot Norton, was professor of art history at Harvard, and a well-known literary figure. On graduation from Harvard in 1882, Eliot pursued special horticultural courses at Bussey Institute at Harvard to prepare himself for the profession of landscape architecture. Eliot is part of the Eliot family, a family of many distinguished Americans originating from Boston, MA. Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex Settled 1630 Incorporated 1636 Government  - Type Mayor-City Council  - Mayor Kenneth Reeves (D) Area  - City  7. ... Prof. ... Harvard redirects here. ... The brothers Charles Benjamin Norton, Frank Henry Norton, and Charles Eliot Norton, between 1853-1855. ... Year 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Horticulture (Latin: hortus (garden plant) + cultura (culture)) are classically defined as the culture or growing of garden plants. ... The Bussey Institute(1883-1994) was a respected biological institute at Harvard University, affiliated with the Arnold Arboretum. ... The Eliot family is a distinguished American family as one of the Boston Brahmins, originating in Boston, whose ancestors became wealthy held sway over the American education system. ...

In 1883 he became an apprentice for Frederick Law Olmsted and Company, where he worked on designs for Cushing Island, Maine (1883), Franklin Park (1884), the Arnold Arboretum (1885), the Fens (1883) in Boston, and Belle Isle Park (1884) in Detroit. In 1885, on Olmsted's advice, Eliot traveled to Europe to observe natural scenery as well as the landscape designs of Capability Brown, Humphry Repton, Joseph Paxton, and Prince Pückler-Muskau. Eliot's travel diaries provide one of the best visual assessments of European landscapes in the late 19th century. {{Infobox Person | name = | image = FLOlmstead. ... Cushing Island is an island in Casco Bay Maine. ... Franklin Park may refer to: Franklin Park, Illinois Franklin Park, Florida Franklin Park, Pennsylvania This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Arnold Arboretum is one of the worlds finest research arboretums. ... Interior of the Nature Center at Belle Isle Belle Isle is a 982 acre (3. ... Capability Brown, by Nathaniel Dance, ca. ... Notable gardeners Luis Barragán Geoffrey Bawa Lancelot Capability Brown Charles de lÉcluse Esther Dean Charlie Dimmock A. J. Downing Ian Hamilton Finlay Bob Flowerdew Pippa Greenwood C. Z. Guest Robert Hart Michael Heseltine Hotsukimaru Derek Jarman Thomas Jefferson Gertrude Jekyll William Kent André Le Nôtre Peter Joseph... Sir Joseph Paxton (1803–1865) was an English gardener and architect of The Crystal Palace. ... Prince Hermann Ludwig Heinrich von Pückler-Muskau Fürst Hermann Ludwig Heinrich von Pückler-Muskau (en: Prince Hermann Ludwig Heinrich von Pückler-Muskau) (30 October 1785 - 4 February 1871) was a German nobleman, who was an excellent artist in landscape gardening and wrote widely appreciated books, mostly... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Returning to Boston in 1886, Eliot opened his own office. His commissions included White Park (1888) in Concord, New Hampshire Youngstown Gorge (1891), now called Mill Creek Park, in Youngstown, Ohio, and Salt Lake City's plan for a new town (1890). After the death of their partner Henry Sargent Codman, Olmsted's son Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. and step-son John Charles Olmsted asked Eliot to become a full partner in their firm. In March 1893 Eliot agreed, and the firm's name was changed to Olmsted, Olmsted and Eliot. Within a few months, Eliot assumed the leadership role as the elder Olmsted's health continued to fail. Location in Merrimack County, New Hampshire Coordinates: Country United States State New Hampshire County Merrimack County Incorporated 1733  - City Manager Thomas J. Aspell, Jr. ... Mill Creek Park is a municipal park in Youngstown, Ohio. ... Location within the state of Ohio Coordinates: , Country State Counties Mahoning, Trumbull Founded 1796 Incorporated 1848 (village) - 1867 (city) Government  - Mayor Jay Williams (I) Area  - City  34. ... Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. ... Henry Sargent Codman was an American landscape architect in Frederick Law Olmsteds celebrated design firm. ... Federick Law Olmsted, Jr. ... John Charles Olmsted (1852-1920) was a noted American landscape architect. ... The Olmsted Brothers company was an influential landscape design firm in the United States, formed in 1898 by step-brothers John Charles Olmsted (1852-1920) and Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. ...

Eliot's work has left a lasting mark on the greater Boston area. With additional design by Guy Lowell and Arthur Shurcliff, Eliot created the remarkably fine esplanades of the Charles River between Cambridge and Boston. In 1883, he designed Longfellow Park between the Cambridge home of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and the Charles River. Guy Lowell (August 6, 1870-February 4, 1927) was an American architect and landscape architect. ... Arthur Asahel Shurcliff (1865 - 1957) was a noted American landscape architect. ... The Charles River from the Boston side, facing Cambridge and the main campus of Harvard University. ... Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807 – March 24, 1882) was an American poet whose works include Paul Reveres Ride, A Psalm of Life, The Song of Hiawatha and Evangeline. He also wrote the first American translation of Dante Alighieris Divine Comedy and was one of the five members...

In addition to his practice, Eliot became a regular contributor of professional articles to Garden and Forest Magazine. On March 5, 1890 he published a landmark article entitled "Waverly Oaks" to defend a stand of virgin trees in Belmont, Massachusetts, in the process making a plea for preservation of the oaks and outlining a strategy for conserving other areas of scenic beauty in the same way that the Boston Public Library held books and the Museum of Fine Arts pictures. This article resulted in a conference held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1890 on preservation of scenic beauty, and led to the enactment of Massachusetts legislation creating The Trustees of Reservations in 1891 — the world's first organization created to "acquire, hold, protect and administer, for the benefit of the public, beautiful and historical places." Within four years, Britain's National Trust was created along these lines. This article is about the day. ... Year 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar). ... Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country State County Middlesex County Settled 1636 Incorporated 1859 Government  - Type Representative town meeting Area  - Town  4. ... Species See List of Quercus species The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of several hundred species of trees and shrubs in the genus Quercus (from Latin oak tree), and some related genera, notably Cyclobalanopsis and Lithocarpus. ... The Boston Public Librarys McKim building The Boston Public Library was established in 1848. ... Museums of Fine Arts include: The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, in Houston, Texas The Museum of Fine Arts in St. ... “MIT” redirects here. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... The Trustees of Reservations is a nonprofit conservation and historic preservation organization dedicated to preserving natural areas and historic sites in Massachusetts. ... The standard of the National Trust The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as The National Trust, is a British preservation organization. ...

After Eliot's death, the two surving Olmsted step-sons reconstituted their partnership as the Olmsted Brothers, which continued for another 50 years as one of the most famous landscape design firms in the United States, and went on to design thousands of parks, gardens, and landscapes in the 20th century. The Olmsted Brothers company was an extremely influential landscape design firm in the United States, formed in 1898 by step-brothers John Charles Olmsted (1852-1920) and Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. ...

External links

• Charles Eliot, Landscape Architect by Charles W. Eliot
• Brief bio, National Association for Olmsted Parks