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Frederick Law Olmstead's Plans for the White House Grounds

Frederick Law Olmstead's Plans for the White House Grounds

This drawing is part of Frederick Law Olmstead's plan for improving and unifying the grounds of the White House while preserving the historic trees and other elements. Olmstead had worked with Charles Follen McKim during President Theodore Roosevelt's renovations to the White House. President Franklin D. Roosevelt asked Olmstead to return to redesign the grounds.

Artist
Frederick Law Olmstead
Date of Work
October 24, 1935
Credit
National Park Service