welcome everyone to the fifth installment of our conversations with olmstead series. i m ddp try president and ceo of the national association for olmsted parks the managing partner of the olmstead 200 campaign. we have at last arrived 2022 the year of olmsted and we invite everyone from coast to coast to participate in a vast array of programs conferences tours and more around the country. please visit olmsted 200.org to learn more today we are going to start in mr. olmstead s neighborhood the community of brookline, massachusetts. some rare neighborhoods. holy unique place in our history because they were home to an extraordinary confluence of talented individuals and that is surely the case in the green hill neighborhood of brookline, massachusetts there frederick law olmsted henry. richardson and charles sprague sergeant and others worked in close proximity shaping 19th and early 20th century architecture and landscape design in ways that continue to reverberate today. th
start in mr. olmstead s neighborhood the community of brookline, massachusetts. some rare neighborhoods. holy unique place in our history because they were home to an extraordinary confluence of talented individuals and that is surely the case in the green hill neighborhood of brookline, massachusetts there frederick law olmsted henry. richardson and charles sprague sergeant and others worked in close proximity shaping 19th and early 20th century architecture and landscape design in ways that continue to reverberate today. that s why the national association of olmsted parks and other organizations across the country fought hard to oppose proposed plans that surfaced in 2020 to destroy henry hopson richardson s home and properties associated with john charles olmsted the steps under frederick law olmsted olmsted and partner in the olmsted firm. and as we start the new year, i have good news. we are grateful to the brookline preservation commission brookline preservation staff
participate in a vast array of programs conferences tours and more around the country. please visit olmsted 200.org to learn more today we are going to start in mr. olmstead s neighborhood the community of brookline, massachusetts. some rare neighborhoods. holy unique place in our history because they were home to an extraordinary confluence of talented individuals and that is surely the case in the green hill neighborhood of brookline, massachusetts there frederick law olmsted henry. richardson and charles sprague sergeant and others worked in close proximity shaping 19th and early 20th century architecture and landscape design in ways that continue to reverberate today. that s why the national association of olmsted parks and other organizations across the country fought hard to oppose proposed plans that surfaced in 2020 to destroy henry hopson richardson s home and properties associated with john charles olmsted the steps under frederick law olmsted olmsted and partner in
extraordinary confluence of talented individuals and that is surely the case in the green hill neighborhood of brookline, massachusetts there frederick law olmsted henry. richardson and charles sprague sergeant and others worked in close proximity shaping 19th and early 20th century architecture and landscape design in ways that continue to reverberate today. that s why the national association of olmsted parks and other organizations across the country fought hard to oppose proposed plans that surfaced in 2020 to destroy henry hopson richardson s home and properties associated with john charles olmsted the steps under frederick law olmsted olmsted and partner in the olmsted firm. and as we start the new year, i have good news. we are grateful to the brookline preservation commission brookline preservation staff frederick law olmstead national historic site friends of fairstad, richardson and olmstead scholars and many others who advocated for the preservation of the richards
if you re not on our public program mailing list and would like to be you can fill out the form you found on your chair and you can pick up a copy of our latest calendar of events out front. in the early 20th century the anderson s desired a home in washington where they could entertain american and foreign dignitaries in a grand setting. they purposefully selected a lot in a fashionable neighborhood in dupont circle to be the center of social activity. we re pleased to welcome stephen hansen to discuss his book. he s a long time resident of washington, d.c. he s an author. he s principal at the d.c. historic designs llc in washington. he serves as a trustee for the committee of 100 on the federal city and author s the monthly column what was once in washington, d.c. mr. hansen. [ applause ] thank you for coming tonight. i d like to start to say it s a major honor to talk about my book in the ballroom of the anderson mansion. i d like to start off talking about how this boo