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24-529: The Craftsman house was a 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 story frame structure with a concrete foundation and full basement, approximately 75' by 60'. The property also included a carriage house, separate caretaker's residence, and greenhouses. Several acres surrounding the main residence were elaborately landscaped by the Olmsted Brothers firm. Frederick Spencer Stimson, of the Stimson Lumber Company , built

48-715: A 1930 report for the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce entitled "Parks, Playgrounds, and Beaches for the Los Angeles Region" encouraging the preservation of outdoor public space in southern California. The report was largely ignored by the city, but became an important urban planning reference. In addition to these higher profile projects, the Olmsted Brothers took on projects beautifying residential areas. The Olmsted Brothers were particularly influential on college campuses, helping to plan and design universities across

72-406: A partner in 1927, until his death in 1934. Edward Clark Whiting became an associate partner in 1920 and partner in 1927. In that same year Henry Vincent Hubbard became a partner and remained with the firm until his death in 1947. William B. Marquis became a partner in 1937. The last Olmsted family member in the firm, Frederick Law Olmsted Jr., retired from active practice in 1949, but remained

96-511: A partner until 1957. The firm itself remained in operation, with Carl Rust Parker, Partridge Richardson and Charles Scott Riley becoming partners in 1950. By 1958 Joseph George Hudak had also become a partner. In 1962 the firm changed its name to Olmsted Associates to reflect the retirement of Parker in 1960, Riley in 1961, Marquis in 1962, and the death of Whiting in 1962, leaving the firm to continue under Richardson and Hudak with Erno J. Fonagy joining them as an associate. Olmsted Associates

120-504: A two-week program for undernourished children from the city, allowing them to enjoy the country air and fresh dairy foods. Hollywood Farm was sold to the MacBride family in 1944, who restored the gardens and main residence, which had fallen into disrepair, and added a greenhouse. The MacBrides raised beef cows and exotic birds. Ste. Michelle Vintners, Inc. purchased the property in 1975. Olmsted Brothers The Olmsted Brothers company

144-556: Is a town in Rockingham County , New Hampshire , United States. The population was 4,739 at the 2020 census , up from 4,283 at the 2010 census. Fremont is crossed by the Rockingham Recreation Trail (a rail trail ) and NH Route 107 . Settled in the 1720s, Fremont was originally part of Exeter . The area was once famous for its heavy growth of high-quality eastern white pine trees, reserved for use as masts of

168-691: The National Register of Historic Places since 1993. The town was once home to the largest brickyard in the state, producing five million bricks a year, and to the downtown Spaulding & Frost Cooperage, established in 1874, one of the oldest operating wooden barrel manufacturers in the country. On August 10, 1959, a Boeing B-52 Stratofortress crashed in Fremont. The aircraft, serial number 54-2682, had departed Westover Air Force Base in Chicopee, Massachusetts . During flight at 34,000 feet (10,000 m),

192-531: The Royal Navy . But residents began to use the wood for home construction. When in 1734 David Dunbar, surveyor-general, visited the Copyhold Mill to inspect fallen lumber , local citizens assembled, discharged firearms, and convinced Dunbar to leave. Dunbar returned emboldened with 10 men, but was forced to flee to a local tavern after citizens disguised as Indians attacked them. This insurrection became known as

216-896: The University of Mississippi , with a plan that would allow for future campus expansion; Washington University in St. Louis ; The College of New Jersey ; Duke University ; Brown University ; Williams College ; Berea College and the Lincoln Institute; Howard College (now Samford University ); the University of Maine ; Huntingdon College ; and Denison University . Their portfolio also includes secondary educational institutions, such as Emma Willard School (a private girls-only secondary school in New York) and Lawrenceville School (a secondary school in New Jersey). Fremont, New Hampshire Fremont

240-530: The Mast Tree Riot. The town was granted in 1764 by colonial governor Benning Wentworth as "Poplin". In 1853, Poplin petitioned the state legislature to change the name. In 1854, it became "Fremont" after General John C. Frémont , the first candidate of the Republican Party in the presidential election of 1856. The town is noted for the unspoiled Fremont Meeting House , built in 1800 and listed on

264-505: The country by creating close ties between architecture and environment in the built landscape to the purpose of the institution. This can first be tied to their unimplemented work with the College of California, now the University of California, Berkeley , which envisioned a campus that would be integrated with the surrounding community. Other campuses include Stanford University , with a plan drawn specifically to accommodate California's climate;

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288-460: The crew heard several loud bangs, the radar system became inoperative, and the plane began to vibrate. As the vibrations became more severe, the plane began to lose altitude, and the pilot ordered the crew to bail out at 14,000 feet (4,300 m). The pilot remained with the aircraft for several additional minutes, then ejected . The plane crashed into Spruce Swamp at 2:50   p.m. local time. The pilot and seven crew members all survived. The crash

312-685: The death of their partner Charles Eliot in 1897. The two brothers were among the founding members of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) and played an influential role in creating the National Park Service . Prior to their takeover of the firm, Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. had worked as an apprentice under his father, helping to design projects such as Biltmore Estate and the World's Columbian Exposition before graduating from Harvard University . With Charles Eliot , they also designed

336-487: The gardens and nine greenhouses, and was known for her carnations and roses. Enterprises associated with the property included Hollywood Gardens and Hollywood Poultry Farm. A railroad spur was built to an ice cream parlor on the farm, where passengers could purchase ice cream, eggs, butter, cream, and sausages. The Stimson family moved permanently to Hollywood Farm in 1918, on the advice of Frederick's physician. Frederick and his wife Nellie sponsored "Hollywood Fresh Air Farm",

360-522: The gardens of Cairnwood House in Pennsylvania and Lady Meredith House in Montreal . The firm employed nearly 60 staff at its peak in the early 1930s. Notable landscape architects in the firm included James Frederick Dawson , Arthur Asahel Shurcliff and Percival Gallagher. After becoming an associate partner in 1904 Dawson became a full partner in 1922. Gallagher become an associate partner in 1906 and

384-426: The home as a weekend and summer retreat for his family. He also established a dairy farm with purebred Holstein-Friesian dairy cattle, intended as a demonstration of modern agricultural practices, and eventually expanded the property to 600 acres. The state-of-the-art operations included laboratory testing for contaminants and measuring butterfat content, as well as strict sanitation controls. His wife, Nellie, managed

408-456: The practice of large-scale landscape design and engineering. The site also houses an archive (access by appointment only) of the firm's designs, plant lists, and photos for hundreds of projects. The Olmsted Brothers completed numerous high-profile projects, many of which remain popular to this day, including park systems, universities, exposition grounds, libraries, hospitals, residential neighborhoods and state capitols. Notable commissions include

432-1017: The roadways in the Great Smoky Mountains and Acadia National Parks ; Yosemite Valley ; Atlanta's Piedmont Park ; Springvale Park ; Uplands ; residential neighborhoods in Oak Bay , British Columbia , Canada , Oakland , California , including the street layout for what is now the Lakeshore Homes Association (the oldest homeowners' association west of the Mississippi River and which includes parts of Oakland's historic Crocker Highlands and Trestle Glen neighborhoods) and Baltimore , Maryland (including parts of Mayfield and Roland Park) ; entire park systems in cities such as Birmingham , Cleveland , Portland , Seattle ; and Washington state's Northern State Hospital . The Olmsted Brothers also co-authored, with Harland Bartholomew ,

456-541: The town was 98.15% White , 0.06% African American , 0.06% Native American , 0.34% Asian , 0.51% from other races , and 0.88% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.77% of the population. There were 1,165 households, out of which 44.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.1% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 15.6% were non-families. 10.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.5% had someone living alone who

480-700: The town's western border. The town is drained by the Exeter River , except for the northernmost part which is drained by headwaters of the Piscassic River . Fremont lies fully within the Piscataqua River (Coastal) watershed . As of the census of 2000, there were 3,510 people, 1,165 households, and 983 families residing in the town. The population density was 204.6 inhabitants per square mile (79.0/km ). There were 1,201 housing units at an average density of 70.0 per square mile (27.0/km ). The racial makeup of

504-451: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.99 and the average family size was 3.20. In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.1% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 38.0% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 7.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.4 males. The median income for

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528-492: Was a landscape architectural firm in the United States, established in 1898 by brothers John Charles Olmsted (1852–1920) and Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. (1870–1957), sons of the landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted . The Olmsted Brothers inherited the nation's first landscape architecture firm from their father Frederick Law Olmsted . This firm was a successor to the earlier firm of Olmsted, Olmsted and Eliot after

552-503: Was attributed to a failure of the radome on the nose of the aircraft. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 17.4 square miles (45.1 km ), of which 17.2 square miles (44.5 km ) are land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km ) are water, comprising 1.30% of the town. The highest point in Fremont is an unnamed summit, with an elevation of 322 feet (98 m) above sea level , near

576-658: Was dissolved in 1979. Afterwards Richardson continued to practice under the name The Olmsted Office from Brookline in 1980 and continuing in Fremont, New Hampshire until 2000. This created one continuous firm from 1858 to 2000. "Fairsted"—the firm's 100-year-old headquarters and design office—has been carefully preserved as the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site , located on 7 acres (2.833 ha) of landscaped grounds at 99 Warren St., Brookline, Massachusetts . It offers excellent insights into

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