Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
Date | Event |
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1822, Apr. 26 | Born, Hartford, Conn. |
1838-1839 | Studied topographical engineering with Frederick A. Barton |
1844-1854 | Farmed in Connecticut and New York |
1850 | Traveled to Europe and Great Britain with his brother, John Hull Olmsted, and Charles Loring Brace |
1852 | Published Walks and Talks of an American Farmer in England (New York: G. P. Putnam. 2 vols.) |
1852-1854 | Toured southern states on a commission from the New York Times for a series of articles on the effect of slavery on economic conditions in the South |
1855-1856 | Editor and partner, Dix & Edwards, publishers of Putnam's Magazine |
1856 | Published A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States (New York: Dix & Edwards. 723 pp.) |
1857 | Published A Journey Through Texas (New York: Dix & Edwards. 516 pp.) Appointed superintendent, Central Park, New York, N.Y. |
1858 | Appointed architect in chief, Central Park, New York, N.Y. Established firm, Olmsted and Vaux; name soon changed to Frederick Law Olmsted |
1859 | Married Mary Cleveland Perkins Olmsted, widow of his brother John |
1860 | Published A Journey in the Back Country (New York: Mason Bros. 492 pp.) |
1861 | Published The Cotton Kingdom (New York: Mason Bros. 2 vols.) based upon A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States, A Journey Through Texas, and A Journey in the Back Country Appointed general secretary, U. S. Sanitary Commission |
1863 | Became superintendent, John C. Frémont's Mariposa mining estates, California |
1864 | Appointed commissioner, Yosemite Valley and the Mariposa Big Tree Grove, California |
1874 | Commissioned to design the grounds of the United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. |
1882 | Published The Spoils of the Park ([Detroit, Mich.: publisher unknown]. 57 pp.) |
1884 | Name of firm changed to F. L. and J. C. Olmsted |
1888 | Began work on Biltmore, George W. Vanderbilt's estate, Asheville, N.C. |
1889 | Name of firm changed to F. L. Olmsted and Co. |
1893 | Completed landscaping grounds for World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, Ill. Name of firm changed to Olmsted, Olmsted, and Eliot |
1897 | Name of firm changed to F. L. and J. C. Olmsted |
1898 | Name of firm changed to Olmsted Brothers ( -1961) |
1903, Aug. 28 | Died, Waverly, Mass. |