Object Details
Landscape architect
Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903
Olmsted, Olmsted, and Eliot
Olmsted Brothers
Collection Creator
McFarland, J. Horace (John Horace), 1859-1948
American Rose Society
Collection Citation
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, J. Horace McFarland Company Collection.
Scope and Contents note
The folder includes worksheets, an area map, and photocopies of information about the park.
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General note
Part of the "Emerald Necklace" park system designed by Frederick Law Olmsted for the City of Boston, Olmsted Park was established in 1891. It includes Ward's Pond, tiny Willow Pond, a sweeping meadow, woodlands, and Leverett Pond, its western border. Originally named Leverett Park, it was renamed in honor of its designer in 1900. The park was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
Persons associated with the site include Frederick Law Olmsted (landscape architect, 1891).
Place
Emerald Necklace (Boston, Massachusetts)
Olmsted Park (Boston, Massachusetts)
United States of America -- Massachusetts -- Suffolk County -- Boston
Landscape architect
Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903
Olmsted, Olmsted, and Eliot
Olmsted Brothers
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J. Horace McFarland Company collection
J. Horace McFarland Company collection / Series 1: Garden Images / United States / Massachusetts
Date
1908-1930
Archival Repository
Archives of American Gardens
Identifier
AAG.MCF, File MA048
Type
Archival materials
Collection Rights
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Collection Restrictions
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AAG
Record ID
ebl-1504732814211-1504732814890-1