The Master List of Design Projects of the Olmsted Firm, 1857-1950

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Summary

This compilation of the work of landscape architect, Frederick Law Olmsted, includes his work designing the National Zoological Park in Rock Creek Park in Washington, D. C., in the 1890s.

Subject

  • Olmsted, Frederick Law 1822-1903
  • Massachusetts Association for Olmsted Parks
  • National Zoological Park (U.S.)

Category

Smithsonian Institution History Bibliography

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(Book)

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1987

Topic

  • Landscape architecture
  • Zoos
  • Grounds
  • National Zoological Park (U.S.)
  • Facilities
  • National Zoological Park (U.S.)--Early History

Place

  • Rock Creek Park (Washington, D.C.)
  • Washington (D.C.)

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