The main thrust of the book is the chronicle of the architects' struggle ... even though Root died before seeing his grand vision come to life. Other architects were Frederick Law Olmstead the ...

Roosevelt commissioned Frederick Law Olmstead Jr. to update the space to improve security ... Mickey Rathbun is an Amherst-based writer whose new book, “The Real Gatsby: George Gordon Moore, A ...

Even in the desert built by remarkable women, Minerva Hamilton Hoyt’s perspicacity stands out. Born during the Civil War to a wealthy Mississippi family, the Southern belle moved with her ...

“The Encyclopedia of Useless Things” Set in Little Pine, this book tells the story of 11-year-old ... and recreation.” “Olmstead and Yosemite" Tragically, the law predicated the protection of Yosemite ...

Ring in a new year with activities for adults and children. See fireworks, go ice skating, walk or drive through light exhibits or have a champagne toast at midnight. The new year fun continues ...

Among landscape and garden architects, Britons Lancelot “Capability” Brown and Gertrude Jekyll, joined by Americans Frederick Law Olmstead and Thomas Church, represent heights of ...

In Frances Hodgson Burnett’s classic children’s book, "The Secret Garden," the ... North Carolina’s Frederick Law Olmstead-designed Biltmore Estates, they sowed seeds they picked from ...

It was one of Olmstead’s last projects. Vanderbilt held Frederick in such high regard he commissioned a painting of the architect in the home. Frederick Law Olmsted ... part-time and is working on her ...

while also making a record of an important chapter within New York City – the largest and most significant public park to be formed since Frederick Law Olmstead began creating Central Park in the late ...