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Author Allen, David Grayson, 1943-

Title The Olmsted National Historic Site and the growth of historic landscape preservation / David Grayson Allen.

Publication Info. Boston : Northeastern University Press ; Hanover : Published by University Press of New England, [2007]
©2007

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  974.47 O51A    Check Shelf
Description x, 317 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents pt. I. American Landscape Architecture and the Establishment of the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site -- 1. Beginnings of the Olmsted National Historic Site -- 2. Waging the Battle Anew -- pt. II. Early Development of the Olmsted National Historic Site and New Interest in Landscape Preservation -- 3. Early Developments at the Olmsted Site -- 4. Olmsted as a Traditional National Historic Site -- 5. Cultural Landscape Preservation Movement Within the National Park Service -- pt. III. Fulfilling the Potential of the Site -- 6. Transformation of the Olmsted Collection -- 7. Site Changes and Developments -- 8. Preservation of Historic Landscapes -- 9. Olmsted National Historic Site and the National Park Service -- App. A. Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr., and the National Park Service Organic Act of 1916 -- App. B. List of Interviewees for the Administrative History of Olmsted National Historic Site.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [291]-302) and index.
Subject Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site (Brookline, Mass.)
Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903 -- Homes and haunts -- Massachusetts -- Brookline.
Historic buildings -- Conservation and restoration -- Massachusetts -- Brookline.
Landscape architecture -- Conservation and restoration -- Massachusetts -- Brookline.
Landscape protection -- Massachusetts -- Brookline.
Historic preservation -- Massachusetts -- Brookline.
Brookline (Mass.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
Landscape protection -- United States -- Case studies.
Historic preservation -- United States -- Case studies.
United States. National Park Service -- History.
ISBN 9781555536794 cloth alkaline paper
1555536794 cloth alkaline paper
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