Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, Boston

Name: Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
Address: 99 Warren St, Boston, 02445-5930, United States
Telephone: +1 617-566-1689

#333 among attractions in Boston

Museum, History museum, Garden, Historical place, More...

Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site

Gallery (1)

Map

Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site location map

Map

Facts and practical information

Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site is a United States National Historic Site located in Brookline, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. Frederick Law Olmsted is recognized as the founder of American landscape architecture and the nation's foremost parkmaker of the 19th century. In 1883, Olmsted moved his home to suburban Boston and established "Fairsted", the world's first full-scale professional office for the practice of landscape design. Over the course of the next century, his sons and successors expanded and perpetuated Olmsted's design ideals, philosophy, and influence. ()

Alternative names: Area: 7 acres (0.0109 mi²)Visitors per year: 9.5 thous.Elevation: 141 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 42°19'31"N, 71°7'57"W

Address

99 Warren StBrookline (South Brookline)Boston 02445-5930 United States

Contact

+1 617-566-1689

Website

Social media

Add

Boston

Day trips

Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Country Club, Coolidge Corner Theatre, Olmsted Park, Sargent's Pond.

1.2 miSW
Golf, Social club
The Country Club, Boston
31 min walk • The Country Club, located in Brookline, Massachusetts, is one of the oldest country clubs in the United States. It holds an important place in golf history, as it is one of the five charter clubs that founded the United States Golf Association, and has hosted numerous USGA tournaments including the 1913 U.S.
1.3 miN
Nightlife, Cinema, Theater
Coolidge Corner Theatre, Boston
34 min walk • Coolidge Corner Theatre is an independent cinema in the Coolidge Corner section of Brookline, Massachusetts specializing in international, documentary, animated, and independent film selections and series.
0.8 miE
Park
Olmsted Park, Boston
20 min walk • Olmsted Park is a linear park in Boston and Brookline, Massachusetts, and a part of Boston's Emerald Necklace of connected parks and parkways. Originally named Leverett Park, in 1900 it was renamed to honor its designer, Frederick Law Olmsted. Olmsted Park can be roughly divided into two parts.
~1970 ftSE
Lake
Sargent's Pond, Boston
10 min walk • Sargent's Pond is a man-made 3-acre pond on Sargent Road in Brookline, Massachusetts. The pond was created by Charles Sprague Sargent in the late 1870s as a centerpiece of his family's extensive Holm Lea estate.
1 miNE
Theater, Concerts and shows, Performing arts
Puppet Showplace Theater, Boston
25 min walk • Puppet Showplace Theater is a nonprofit puppet theater in Brookline, Massachusetts. The organization was founded in June 1974 by Mary Churchill. Since 1981, it has been located at 32 Station Street. The theater presents performances by local and traveling professional puppet companies.
0.7 miNE
Town, Area
Brookline, Boston
19 min walk • Brookline is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, in the United States, and part of the Boston metropolitan area. Brookline borders six of Boston's neighborhoods: Brighton, Allston, Fenway–Kenmore, Mission Hill, Jamaica Plain, and West Roxbury.
~1220 ftN
Park
Reservoir Park, Boston
6 min walk • Reservoir Park is a historic park on Boylston Street in Brookline, Massachusetts. Its principal feature is Brookline Reservoir, formerly an element of the public water supply for neighboring Boston.
1.6 miSE
Gay village
Jamaica Plain, Boston
41 min walk • Jamaica Plain is a neighborhood of 4.4 square miles in the City of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Founded by Boston Puritans seeking farmland to the south, it was originally part of the former Town of Roxbury, now also a part of the City of Boston.
1.3 miSE
Concerts and shows, Theater
The Footlight Club, Boston
34 min walk • Eliot Hall is a historic building at 7A Eliot Street in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, a neighborhood of Boston. It is sometimes referred to as "The Footlight Club," after "America's oldest community theatre," which owns and operates out of the building.
0.8 miNE
Gothic Revival architecture
Hotel Kempsford, Boston
20 min walk • The Hotel Kempsford is a historic apartment house at 72 Walnut Street in Brookline, Massachusetts. The four story brick building was designed by Brookline architect Obed Smith and built in 1875 for Eben Wright, a real estate developer who also built the nearby Hotel Adelaide.
0.8 miNE
Gothic Revival architecture
Hotel Adelaide, Boston
21 min walk • The Hotel Adelaide is a historic apartment house at 13–21 High Street in the Pill Hill neighborhood of Brookline, Massachusetts, United States.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site open?

Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site is open:

Monday 8:30 am - 5 pm
Tuesday 8:30 am - 5 pm
Wednesday 8:30 am - 5 pm
Thursday 8:30 am - 5 pm
Friday 8:30 am - 5 pm
Saturday closed
Sunday closed

Which popular attractions are close to Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site?

Nearby attractions include Brookline Town Green Historic District, Newton (3 min walk), Reservoir Park, Boston (6 min walk), Green Hill Historic District, Newton (7 min walk), Sargent's Pond, Boston (10 min walk).

How to get to Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site by public transport?

The nearest stations to Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site:

Light rail

Brookline Hills • Lines: D (14 min walk)
Beaconsfield • Lines: D (22 min walk)

Bus

Reservoir • Lines: 51, 86 (28 min walk)