The Olmsted Parks of Louisville: A Botanical Field Guide

by Patricia Dalton Haragan

Frederick Law Olmsted, popularly known as the "Father of American Landscape Architecture," is famous for designing New York City's Central Park, the U.S. Capitol grounds, and the campuses of institutions such as Stanford University and the University of Chicago. His celebrated projects in Boston, Buffalo, Detroit, Milwaukee, and other cities led to a commission from the city of Louisville, Kentucky, in 1891. There, he partnered with community leaders...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081314454X
• ISBN13: 9780813144542
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up