Collection of materials relating to the grounds of Middlesex School in Concord Mass. by Olmsted Brothers, Landscape Architects, Brookline, Mass., 1901-1949.

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Collection of materials relating to the grounds of Middlesex School in Concord Mass. by Olmsted Brothers, Landscape Architects, Brookline, Mass., 1901-1949.

Material contained in coll. consists of the following topics: correspondence, specifications, contracts, contractors, pricing, ground clearing, topsoil, subgrading, removal of rock, walkways, plantings, care and maintenance of plants and trees, bids, schedules, construction of dining hall, dormitory, and chapel, heating and the construction of a heating plant, school gates and gateway, roads and walkways, athletic grounds and ball fields, flagpoles, drainage and flood problems (concerns, plans and solutions), purchase of additional property, price estimates, telephone messages, time sheets and sewer and cesspool building.

.2 linear ft. (1 container)

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Olmsted Brothers

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The Olmsted Brothers firm was formed in 1898 by John Charles Olmsted and Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. These two stepbrothers were the son and stepson of Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr., an early American landscape architect and designer of New York's Central Park. The Olmsted Brothers completed numerous large projects, including comprehensive park systems, universities, exposition grounds, libraries, hospitals, and state capitols. The two stepbrothers were also among the founding members of the America...

Middlesex School (Concord, Mass.)

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