national Assoc. for Dinsted Porbs (NAOP) NAOP Index Page 1 of 2 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR OLMSTED PAR HOME Who are we? VADUE NAOE The National Association for Olmste Who we are (NAOP), established in 1980, is a coa Timeline design and preservation professionals, property and park managers, ! Board of Trustees municipal officials, citizen activis Contact Us representatives of numerous organizations around the Scene in Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY MEMBER JUIC United States. Its concern is the legacy of landscape work left by Frederick Law Olmsted, Member benefits the firm founded his sons, Olmsted Brothers Landscape Architects (OBLA). Membership Form During almost a century of practice, from 1857 Member Organizations to 1950, there was an Olmsted actively engaged in shaping the American landscape. During this period, the Olmsteds completed more than 3,500 CLASTED landscapes across the United States and Canada. Frederick Law Olmsted The organization has dedicated itself during these twenty years to helping preserve the Olmsted & Vaux Olmsteds' remarkable but fragile legacy John Charles Olmsted Through Frink Park, Seattle, Was Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. through a campaign to expand awareness and education. NAOP offers support, advice, an The Firm information to those involved with the preservation and restoration of historic landscapes. to be a networking resource by sponsoring conferences and workshops, publishing a news Olmsted's Philosophy and other educational materials about the Olmsteds' work and Olmsted preservation effort around the country and has supported the scholarly work of The Olmsted Papers Project a American University. LANDSCAPES Olmsted's Impact Essence of Olmsted Plans and Pictures RESOURCES From the NAOP Bookstore Sample NAOP Newsletter SampleReprints News & Conferences LINKS Suggested Links http://www.olmsted.org/pages/about.htm 12/2/2002 NAOP Page 1 of 2 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR OLMSTED PAR HOME Thank you for your interest in the items the NAOP has to offer. Below please find a listing NAOP offerings. Or you can click here and get an order form in a PDF format which you ( VOOUT NAOP and fax in to place your order. Who we are A Get Acrobat Buisky Reader Timeline Board of Trustees NAOP WORKBOOK SERIES Contact Us Vol.1 - Held in Trust: Charles Elot's Vision for the New England Landscape by Keith Morgan ($7.50) Vol..2 - An Ecosystem Approach to Woodland Management by Edward Toth ($7.50) MEMBERSHIP Vol.3 - Landscape Compostition Preservation Treatments: Defingan Ethic for Designed Landscapes by Charles A. Birnbaum ($7.50) Member benefits Vol.4 - Frederick Law Olmsted's First and Last Suburbs: Membership Form Riverside and Druid Hills by Darlene R. Roth ($7.50) Vol.5 - The Olmsteds at Biltmore by Charles E. Beveridge and Susan L. Kaus ($7.50) Member Organizations Binder for Workbook Series, custom-designed 3-ring binder ($10.00) Complete Set of WORKBOOK SERIES (5 volumes and binder) ($44.00) CLASTED Frederick Law Olmsted THE OLMSTED PAPERS SERIES Olmsted & Vaux Charles Beveridge, Series Editor John Charles Olmsted Vol.1 - The Formative Years (currently out of print) ($42.00) Vol.2 - Slavery and the South (currently out of print) ($42.00) Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. Vol.3 - Creating Central Park, edited by Charles E. Beveridge and David Schuyler ($42.00) The Firm Vol.4 - Defending the Union, The Civil War and the U.S. Sanitary Commission, edited by Jane Turner Censer ($42.00) Olmsted's Philosophy Vol.5 - California Frontier, edited by Victoria Ranney ($42.00) Vol.6 - The Years of Olinsted, Vaux & Company, edited by David Schuyler and Jane Turner Censer ($42.00) LANDSCAPES Olmsted's Impact THE OLMSTED PAPERS, SUPPLEMENTARY SERIES Vol.1 - The Papers of Frederick Law Olmsted: Essence of Olmsted Writings on Public Parks, Parkways, and Park Systems, Plans and Pictures edited by Charles Beveridge andCarolyn F. Hoffinan. ($49.95) NAOP Member Price: $42 (includes shipping and handling ($42.00) RESOURCES From the NAOP Bookstore MORE PUBLICATIONS OF INTEREST Master List of Design Projects of the Olmsted Firm, 1857-1950, ("The Green Book") ($17.0 Sample NAOP Newsletter Balancing Natural and Cultural Issues in the Preservationof Historic Landscapes: SampleReprints Selected Papers from the National Association for Olmsted Parks Conference, edited by Charles A. Birnbaum and Sandra L. Tallant ($6.95) News & Conferences LINKS Suggested Links http://www.olmsted.org/pages/order.htm 12/2/2002 Maine Olmsted Alliance for Parks & Landscapes Page 1 of 2 Maine's Historic Landscapes Maine Olmsted Al Public for Parks & Landscapes Village Improvement Association Public Cemeteries and Burial Grounds Commons. Squares, Greens and M: Grounds of Public Buildings Village Improvement Associations made many improvements Monument Grounds and changes to municipal parks. By the 1870s, over two Municipal Parks hundred Village Improvement Associations were established in National and State Parks New England. Most of the VIAs in Maine were established Village Improvement Associations later. The Village Improvement Association was responsible Residential for maintenance and beautification of existing parks and sometimes created new public spaces. Camden Village Planned Communities and Sub Green, in Camden, Maine, and Yarmouth Village Green, in Campuses, Church Grounds, P Yarmouth, Maine, were established by VIAs, and the Institutions, and Trolley Park maintenance of the Mall in Brunwick, Maine was the responsibility of a VIA , who still care for it today. When public money was lacking, VIAs funded their beautification efforts with private money, and often hired professional designers. In some cases, the simple character of a town common or green was changed with the addition of ornamental plantings, pedestrian circulation systems, and structures such as bandstands, fountains and monuments. Village Green an Added Attraction to Yarmouth VILLAGE GREEN, YARMOUTH Bar Harbor, Village Green Brunswick, The Mall Camden, Village Green Fryeburg, Bradley Park Seal Harbor, Seal Harbor Green Yarmouth, Village Green http://www.maineolmsted.org/historic/public/village.html 12/2/2002