26 Frederick Law Olmsted 



Nov. 9 Letter to J. C. Olmsted mentions jobs going on: 

 Washington Capitol, Detroit Park, Boston Parks 

 (Back Bay and Commonwealth Avenue), Provi- 

 dence (land subdivision) , North Easton (memorial 

 — Ames), Newport (Easton's Beach and private 

 estates), Albany State Capitol, Buffalo and Bridge- 

 port Parks, Niagara Reservation. Jobs in 1882 

 also on Boston & Albany R. R. station at Auburn- 

 dale (Mass.), Aspinwall Land Company subdivi- 

 sion. Summit (N. J.) Improvement Association, 

 Quincy (Mass.) Library, Weld estate at Dedham, 

 H. H. Hunnewell estate at Wellesley, and for many 

 other private clients. 



I 8 8 2 - In Brookline, at Taylor house on Dudley Street. 



1883: 

 Winter 



1883: Bought house at 99 Warren Street, BrookHne, 

 which became permanent home and office. 



Charles Eliot an apprentice with Mr. Olmsted 

 (until 1885). 



Work going on for Boston Parks and Arboretum, 

 Detroit Park, U. S. Capitol, Goddard land sub- 

 division at Providence, Cushing's Island in Port- 

 land Harbor, Boston and Albany R. R. (stations 

 at Beacon Street, Allston, Brighton, Faneuil, 

 Newton, Newtonville, West Newton, Riverside, 

 Brookline, Reservoir, Chestnut Hill, Newton 

 Center and Palmer), Massachusetts General Hos- 

 pital (McLean) Insane Asylum at Waverly, 

 Lawrenceville School, Amherst College, and Madi- 

 son (now Colgate) University, and many private 

 clients. 



