Frederick Law Olmsted Jr.
Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. (July 24, 1870 – December 25, 1957) was an American landscape architect and city planner known for his wildlife conservation efforts. He had a lifetime commitment to national parks, and worked on projects in Acadia, the Everglades and Yosemite National Park. He gained national recognition by filling in for his father on the Park Improvement Commission for the District of Columbia beginning in 1901, and by contributing to the famous McMillan Commission Plan for redesigning Washington according to a revised version of the original L’Enfant plan. Olmsted Point in Yosemite and Olmsted Island at Great Falls of the Potomac River in Maryland are named after him.
Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. | |
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| Born | July 24, 1870 Staten Island, New York |
| Died | December 25, 1957 (aged 87) Malibu, California |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Roxbury Latin School Harvard University |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Parent(s) | Frederick Law Olmsted Mary Cleveland Perkins |
| Awards | Pugsley Medal (1953) |
| Practice | Olmsted Brothers |
| Buildings | Biltmore Estate |
| Projects | Washington, D.C.: National Mall; Jefferson Memorial; White House grounds; Rock Creek Park. Others: Bok Tower Gardens; Forest Hills Gardens; Leimert Park, Los Angeles, Lake Wales, Florida |
The son of Frederick Law Olmsted Sr., he and his older half-brother John C. Olmsted created Olmsted Brothers about 1896 as a successor firm to their father's firm. They had both worked with him before his retirement. Soon after his father's death, Olmsted stopped using the suffix "Jr." Works attributed to Frederick Law Olmsted after about 1896 are those of this son.