John Charles Olmsted

John Charles Olmsted
John Charles Olmsted
Born	September 14, 1852; Geneva, Switzerland
Died	February 24, 1920 (aged 67); Brookline, Massachusetts
Occupation	Architect
Practice	Olmsted Brothers
Design	Tappan Square; Yerkes Observatory; Grant Park; Washington Park; Druid Hills; Oregon State University; Uplands;
Burial place	Walnut Hills Cemetery
Relatives	Frederick Law Olmsted (uncle); Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. (cousin);
1st President of the American Society of Landscape Architects
	In office; 1899–1901
Succeeded by	Samuel Parsons

John Charles Olmsted (September 14, 1852 – February 24, 1920) was an American landscape architect. The nephew and adopted son of Frederick Law Olmsted, he worked with his father and his younger brother, Frederick Law Olmsted Jr., in their father's firm. After their father retired, the brothers took over leadership and founded Olmsted Brothers as a landscape design firm. The firm became well known for designing many urban parks, college campuses, and other public places. John Olmsted's body of work from over 40 years as a landscape architect has left its mark on the American urban landscape.

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