Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr.

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CollectionPalos Verdes Homes Association Photo CollectionDate1926-07-26DescriptionImage shows full-length view of Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. (1870-1957), landscape architect and city planner for Palos Verdes Project. Mr. Olmsted is shown wearing a hat and suit, pipe in hand, walking down flagstone steps next to a stonework wall with wood post fencing of his home, designed by Myron Hunt, on Rosita Place. Mr. Olmsted, a graduate of Harvard University (1894), formed the Olmsted Brothers landscaping firm with his half-brother, John Charles Olmsted (1852-1920), and by 1920 his projects included plans for metropolitan park systems and greenways across the country. In 1929 he developed the guiding plan for California's state park system.NotesDate Built: 1925Photo Source: Palos Verdes Homes AssociationCitation: Palos Verdes Bulletin, January 1927, p. 4.Photo Format1 photographic print (b/w)Held ByPalos Verdes Library District. Peninsula Center Library. Local History CenterBar Code000023200Shelf LocationPVLH.PVP.27.24Restrictions on AccessElectronically digitized by the Palos Verdes Library District from the Palos Verdes Library Local History Room Photo Collection. Copyright status must be investigated before publishing or commercial use. To obtain permission and images for publication purposes please contact the Palos Verdes Library District.

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SubjectOlmsted, Frederick Law, 1870-1957PortraitsHouses--California--Palos Verdes EstatesOlmsted residenceTime Period1921-1930

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ArchitectHunt, Myron, 1868-1952Chambers, H.C. (Harold Coulson), 1885-

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