Community by Design: The Olmsted Firm and the Development of Brookline, Massachusetts

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Contents Preface by Robin Karson xi Acknowledgments xv Introduction 3 1. Brookline before Olmsted 7 2. Olmsted before Brookline by Elizabeth Hope Cushing 19 3. Henry Hobson Richardson 41 4. The Design Community 67 5. Charles Sprague Sargent by Elizabeth Hope Cushing 95 6. The Planning Context by Roger G. Reed 137 7. The Institutional Context 177 8. The Neighborhood Context 199 Conclusion: Landscape into Townscape 227 Appendix A. Olmsted Design Projects in Brookline 233 Appendix B. Architects and Landscape Architects in Brookline 237 Appendix C. Statement as to Professional Methods and Charges, 1902 239 Appendix D. Collaborative Projects of H. H. Richardson and F. L. Olmsted Sr. 243 Appendix E. Collaborative Commissions of the Olmsted Office in Brookline 245 x V COntents Appendix F. Brookline Projects of Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge 247 Appendix G. Brookline Projects of Peabody & Stearns 249 Appendix h. Brookline Projects of Andrews, Jaques & Rantoul 253 Appendix i. Town Green and Green Hill Properties with Olmsted Connections 257 Notes 261 Index 291 ...