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Olmsted

American  
[ohm-stid, -sted] / ˈoʊm stɪd, -stɛd /

noun

  1. Frederick Law, 1822–1903, U.S. landscape architect.


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The fair’s chief architect, Daniel Hudson Burnham, created a wildly expensive campus of Beaux Arts white buildings, brought in designers including Frederick Law Olmsted, and wowed millions with a large-scale incandescent light display.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 14, 2025

Chef Greg Baxtrom was initially approached to see if he'd be interested in serving a meal featuring Solein at his Brooklyn restaurant, Olmsted.

From Salon Jan. 29, 2025

May 20, 2024An earlier version of this article misspelled the last name of the famed landscape architect who helped establish the National Park Service as Frederick Law Olmstead Jr. His last name is spelled Olmsted.

From Los Angeles Times May 20, 2024

GPS maps and detailed section descriptions can be found on the Seattle Olmsted 50 page on the Mountaineers website.

From Seattle Times Nov. 21, 2023

Burnham, partly to keep the peace, also urged Olmsted to accept it.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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