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    Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site - Entry to Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site

    Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site

    3.9(9 reviews)
    1.3 mi

    The house is really nice, and you can see the thought that went into his landscaping of Olmsted's…read moreown house that applied to Central Park and other projects. You feel you are in nature even though you're in a residential neighborhood. Tours are free, and ours was done by an intern, so he knew quite a bit, but he did struggle with questions that were off script. Still, the tour focused on Olmsted's workshop which was authentic and interesting how the process of creating these outdoor spaces worked. He really created an industry, and having natural spaces in bustling spaces does a lot of good for everyone's well-being. The rest of the house has a video summary of Olmstead and there was an exhibit more on his family. The garden is a delight to walk through. The gift shop was sparse though. This site was looking like a 5+ except they had created a "game" for some reason about how JFK and nepotism. Did JFK's father appoint him president? Did Olmsted's father give him a successful architecture firm? What is the connection? They both had privilege, but so did a lot of people who didn't do a fraction of what they did. The fact that NPS paid tax money for someone to create this weird game is pretty insulting. Hopefully it was a volunteer intern who snuck it in the back room, but that's wishful thinking. This is a nice historic site to visit for the most part, so hopefully they stick to showing off the workshop and some insight into Olmstead's life and great works. That part was great.

    Beautiful landscape. Love his landscape design. We took the guided tour to know more about…read moreFrederick Law Olmsted and his work. Highly knowledgeable ranger who's passionate about Olmsted's work.

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