A modern Arcadia : Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. & the plan for Forest Hills Gardens

A modern Arcadia : Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. & the plan for Forest Hills Gardens / Susan L. Klaus.

Author/creator	Klaus, Susan L.
Other author/creator	Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1870-1957.
Other author/creator	Library of American Landscape History.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, ©2002.
Description	xii, 207 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm
Subject(s)	Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1870-1957--Contributions in city planning. Planned communities--New York (State) --New York --Case studies. Forest Hills (New York, N.Y.)

Contents	"A garden city for America" -- All in the family : Olmsted's early career -- "A suburban town built on business principles": the foundation's experiment -- "The thoroughness with which things are done here" : planning and construction -- "The English type" : architectural and landscape design -- "Normal and usual social conditions" : marketing and management -- "A village of rare charm" : why we chose forest hills gardens -- The legacy of forest hills gardens.
General note	"In association with Library of American Landscape History, Amherst."
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-197) and index.
LCCN	2001007538
ISBN	155849314X

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	HT169.57.U62 N75 2002	✔ Available	Place Hold