Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site: Historic grounds report and management plan, Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, National Park Service
Whitehill LA. 1982. Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site: Historic grounds report and management plan, Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, National Park Service. Historic Grounds Report. Northeast Regional Office
Research for this report was begun in May 1981 with the following goals in mind: - to gain a thorough understanding of the history and significance of the grounds prior to beginning any major physical work. - to prepare a comprehensive visual and written documentation of current site conditions to be used as a benchmark for future research and study. - to identify major resource management problems and to develop strategies for dealing with them. - to identify issues and opportunities related to the landscape for consideration in overall planning and development. - to document the process of research, analysis and preservation for our own records and for use as a n educational tool and a prototype landscape preservation project. - to project accurate costs and staffing needs for grounds rehabilitation and maintenance and to provide resource information to assist the park gardener in this effort. This Historic Grounds Report and Management Plan will serve as a resource management and planning document for the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site. It provides detailed information concerning the history, current conditions and future management alternatives for the landscape at Fairsted. Its purpose is to collect and analyze past and present site conditions, to develop recommendations for maintenance and preservation, and to raise issues related to long term planning. It is one of several study reports which will be prepared for the site. A draft Historic Resources Study has already been prepared which provides an overview of the history of the site and contains general information concerning the structures, the landscape and the people associated with the Olmsted property. An Historic Structures Report will provide an in-depth analysis of the structural portions of Fairsted: the house, the office, outbuildings and fences to guide in their preservation and rehabilitation. The various research documents, combined with community input and other data, will ultimately result in a General Management Plan which will guide the overall development of the site. This report is the result of a comprehensive study of the history and present conditions of the grounds of the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site. The work was performed by a horticulturist with a strong background in historic preservation. The study approach was based on detailed observations of the current landscape and extensive archival research.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Whitehill, Lucinda
- Date of Issue
- 1982
- Units
- FRLA , HIST , NER
- Keywords
- Brookline, Cultural Resources, ehistory, English Landscape Design, Fairsted, Frederick Law Olmsted Sr., horticulture, Landscape architecture, Massachusetts, Naturalistic Landscape Design, pastoral, Picturesque, Restoration, The hollow