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. (1870-1957), who had inherited the nation's first landscaping practice from their father, Frederick Law Olmsted. This firm was a successor to the earlier firm of Olmsted, Olmsted and Eliot after the untimely death of their gifted partner Charles Eliot. The two brothers were also among the founding members of the American Society of Landscape Architects, and played an influential role in creating the National Park Service. Jump to: navigation, search Frederick Law Olmsted, oil painting by John Singer Sargent, 1895, Biltmore Estate, Asheville, North Carolina Frederick Law Olmsted (April 26, 1822–August 28, 1903) was a United States landscape architect, famous for designing many well-known urban parks, including Central Park in New York City, the... Charles Eliot (1959-1897), noted American landscape architect. ... The American Society of Landscape Architects is the national professional association representing landscape architects, with more than 15,000 members and 48 chapters, representing all 50 American states, US territories, and 42 countries around the world. ... Jump to: navigation, search The National Park Service (NPS) is the United States federal agency that manages all National Parks, many National Monuments, and other conservation and historical properties with various title designations. ...

The Olmsted Brothers completed numerous high-profile projects, many of which remain popular to this day, including park systems, universities, exposition grounds, libraries, hospitals, and state capitols. Notable commissions include the United States Capitol and White House Grounds, Great Smoky Mountains and Acadia National Parks, Yosemite Valley, New York's Central Park, Atlanta's Piedmont Park, and entire park systems in cities such as Seattle, Boston and Louisville. The firm employed nearly 60 staff at its peak in the early 1930s. Notable landscape architects in the firm included James Frederick Dawson. The last family member in the firm, Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., retired in 1949. Jump to: navigation, search United States Capitol For other uses of Capitol Hill, see Capitol Hill (disambiguation). ... Jump to: navigation, search The southern side of the White House The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States. ... The Great Smoky Mountains are a major mountain range in the southern Appalachian Mountains chain. ... Acadia National Park is a United States National Park, located primarily on Mount Desert Island off the Atlantic coast of Maine. ... Yosemite Valley with Half Dome in the distance. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Jump to: navigation, search Piedmont Park Piedmont Parks Lake Clara Meer Image:AtlantaSpringPiedmontGazebo. ... City nickname Emerald City City bird Great Blue Heron City flower Dahlia City mottos The City of Flowers The City of Goodwill City song Seattle, the Peerless City Mayor Greg Nickels County King County Area   - Total   - Land   - Water   - % water 369. ... Alternative meanings: Boston (disambiguation) The 18th-century Old State House in Boston is surrounded by tall buildings of the 19th and 20th centuries. ... Jump to: navigation, search Louisville (usually pronounced ; see Pronunciation below) is Kentuckys largest city and the 16th largest city in the United States. ... A landscape architect is primarily a designer of spaces, mostly landscapes, and sometimes gardens, in the field of landscape architecture. ... James Frederick Dawson (1874-1941) was a noted American landscape architect. ...

"Fairsted", the firm's 100 year old business headquarters and design office, has been carefully preserved as the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, located on 7 acres (28,000 m²) of landscaped grounds at 99 Warren St., Brookline, Massachusetts. It offers excellent insights into the actual practice of large-scale landscape design and engineering. Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903) is recognized as the founder of American landscape architecture and the nation’s foremost parkmaker. ... Seal of Brookline, MA Brookline is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. ...

Selected Olmsted Brothers landscape designs

• Elm Bank Horticulture Center
• Fort Tryon Park
• Fresh Pond, Cambridge, Massachusetts
• Pope Park, Hartford, Connecticut