Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site
National Historic Site · MA
Park Closure · Parking Lot Closure
Due to ongoing construction, the parking lot is closed. Ample street parking can be found along Dudley Street, including the Brookline Reservoir. For accessible parking, please visit our "Contact Us" page for more information.
Caution · Construction
There is ongoing construction due to roofing project. Please practice caution on the grounds and do not enter marked areas.
1 noticefrom the National Park Service
Information · Grounds Inaccessible to Visitors 10/19, 10/20, and 10/21
Due to restoration work on the landscape, the grounds will be inaccessible to visitors Monday-Wednesday, October 19-October 21. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Frederick Law Olmsted (1822-1903) is recognized as the founder of American landscape architecture and the nation's foremost parkmaker. Olmsted moved his home to suburban Boston in 1883 and established the world's first full-scale professional office for the practice of landscape design. During the next century, his sons and successors perpetuated Olmsted's design ideals, philosophy, and influence.
- NPS site
- nps.gov/frla
- Location
- Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site (42.324, -71.132)
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Passport stamp locations
- Visitor Center
Hours
Seasonal Park Hourstoday: 9:30AM - 4:30PM
- Sat Oct 39:30AM - 4:30PMFall Hours
- Sun Oct 4ClosedFall Hours
- Mon Oct 5ClosedFall Hours
- Tue Oct 6ClosedFall Hours
- Wed Oct 7ClosedFall Hours
- Thu Oct 8ClosedFall Hours
- Fri Oct 99:30AM - 4:30PMFall Hours
Hours for the visitor center and house at Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site vary by season. The grounds are open year-round, dawn to dusk. In the summer, the site is open Thursday to Sunday. In the spring, the site is open Fridays and Saturdays. During the winter season, the house is closed to the public, with tours available by appointment only.
Hours are retrieved from the National Park Service and can change without notice — before you go.
Visitor centers
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- Visitor Centerhours not postedDirections
Self-guided tours
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Emerald Necklace30–180 minutes · 20 stops
The richly varied parks of the Emerald Necklace reflect people's very different attitudes about, and uses of, landscapes across more than four centuries-from the colonists of the 1600s to the "father of landscape architecture" in America, Frederick Law Olmsted, in the late 1800s, to the present day.
Entrance fees
No entrance fee.
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