Frederick Law Olmsted
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 19th Century
- Categories: Arts, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Architecture
- Subcategories: Architects, Cities, Urbanization
- Curriculum: American History 1816-1855, American Civil War & Reconstruction Era (1856-1877), American History 1878-1900
Article abstract: Olmsted traveled extensively in the antebellum South and wrote some of America’s best critical descriptions of slavery on the eve of the Civil War. He designed Central Park in New York City and other urban parks across the country. Olmsted is considered the father of the profession of landscape architecture in the United States.
Early Life
Frederick Law Olmsted was born on April 26, 1822, in Hartford, Connecticut, the son of a prosperous dry-goods merchant. His family’s material wealth and deep roots in the community gave Olmsted...
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