Frederick Law Olmsted - Academic Campuses Designed By Olmsted

Academic Campuses Designed By Olmsted

Olmsted designed numerous school and college campuses between 1857 and 1895.

From 1895 to 1950, the Olmsted Brothers (his successors) added to some of their father's initial projects, as well as designing new ones. (See their article for projects.) Together, these works totaled 355. Some of the most famous of Frederick Law Olmsted are listed here.

  • American University Main Campus, Washington, D.C.
  • Auburn University Main Campus, Auburn, Alabama
  • Berwick Academy, South Berwick, Maine (1894)
  • Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania (1885)
  • Colgate University, Lower grounds, Hamilton, New York
  • Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
  • Cornell University, Ithaca, New York (1867–73)
  • Denison University, Granville, Ohio
  • Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, New Jersey
  • Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C. (1866)
  • Good Will Home Associasion, Hinckley, Maine
  • Groton School, Groton, Massachusetts
  • Grove City College, Grove City, Pennsylvania
  • Lawrenceville School, Lawrenceville, New Jersey (1883–1901)
  • Manhattanville College, Purchase, New York
  • Miami University, Oxford, Ohio (1912)
  • Middlesex School, Concord, Massachusetts
  • Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts
  • Noble and Greenough School, Dedham, Massachusetts
  • Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon (1890ss)
  • Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts (1891–1965)
  • Pomfret School, Pomfret, Connecticut
  • St. Albans School (Washington, D.C.)
  • Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts (1891–1909)
  • St. Joseph Hill Academy, Staten Island, New York
  • Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, master plan (1886–1914)
  • Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut (1872–94)
  • University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, master plan (1865)
  • University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
  • University of Rochester, Rochester, New York
  • Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri (1865–99)
  • Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts
  • Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut (1874–81)

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