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Olmsted Brothers
A pioneering American landscape architecture firm, Olmsted Brothers helped shape parks, campuses, and public spaces across the United States. Founded in 1898 by John Charles Olmsted and Frederick Law Olmsted Jr., the firm carried forward a family legacy while influencing the growth of landscape architecture and city planning.
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Report on the New York Botanical Garden
by Olmsted Brothers
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Established in 1898, Olmsted Brothers was the landscape architecture firm created by John Charles Olmsted and Frederick Law Olmsted Jr., successors to the practice begun by Frederick Law Olmsted, the designer closely associated with Central Park. Based in Brookline, Massachusetts, the firm became one of the most influential names in American landscape design.
Over the decades, Olmsted Brothers worked on hundreds of projects, including parks, park systems, estates, campuses, and civic plans. Their work reached far beyond individual gardens, helping define how cities thought about green space, public access, and the relationship between nature and urban life.
The firm remained active under the Olmsted Brothers name until 1961. Its records and legacy continue to be an important source for understanding the development of landscape architecture in the United States.