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National Historic Site · Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site

Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site

Best primary window for Frederick Law Olmsted: May, with April and June as strong shoulder months.

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.

This page identifies Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site from the checked-in NPS snapshot and the dated source cards on the page.

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Targeted Impressions Data TeamData Science & Intelligence
materializedData snapshot: October 27, 20264 source cards

Answer Brief

Answer-first planning signal

Best current use
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site is listed as a National Historic Site in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot.
Current signal
Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site is listed as a National Historic Site in MA in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. Official NPS page: https://www.nps.gov/frla/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.
Visitor takeaway
Hours, access, and visitor guidance for Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site are on the official NPS page at https://www.nps.gov/frla/index.htm.
What it sounds like
Frederick Law Olmsted audio on this page is a labeled modeled cue, not a field recording.

Summary at a glance

Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site is listed as a National Historic Site in the checked-in NPS identity snapshot. 4 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Designation
National Historic Site
Data snapshot
October 27, 2026
4 source cards
Official NPS
FRLA
Region
coastal atlantic
Core Experiences
landscape-designschools-and-educationsocial-movementsconservation-movementwars-and-conflictsGuided ToursSelf-Guided Tours - WalkingJunior Ranger ProgramMuseum ExhibitsShopping

Month-by-month

Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site is a National Historic Site. Hours, access, and visitor guidance are on the official NPS page at https://www.nps.gov/frla/index.htm.

Official page

The NPS page for Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site: https://www.nps.gov/frla/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Source cards

4 source cards on this page. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Designation

Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site is listed as a National Historic Site in MA.

Getting there

Official access details for Frederick Law Olmsted are on the NPS page.

Site is located on the southwest corner of Warren and Dudley Streets in Brookline, south of Route 9, near the Brookline Reservoir. Site is 0.7 miles from the Brookline Hills MBTA stop on the Green Line, D Branch.

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Season and now

Twelve-month planning is modeled from the published seasonal profile. The current hand stays unavailable until sourced alerts, hours, events, roads, and weather are fresh.

Current hand
Not available

Three listening lanes

Official NPS audio: Not provided for this snapshot.

Synthetic browser audio, never a field recording or live observation.

Jamcorder: Shared station.

Text equivalent for the seasonal place clock
MonthVisitabilityCrowd pressure
January4924
February5324
March6028
April6342
May6458
June6276
July5992
August6090
September6174
October6156
November5834
December5228

The cue is a browser-generated composition, not a field recording. How NPS Sounds modeled audio works.

Methodology

This page uses the checked-in NPS identity snapshot for Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, the 4 source cards below, and the figures listed above. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026. Read the NPS Sounds methodology and about NPS Sounds for how pages are assembled.

  • Data snapshot: October 27, 2026
  • Source cards: 4

Data Behind This Reading

Source provenance

NPS identity

high

Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site is identified as National Historic Site with NPS code frla.

Available · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Official operations

limited

Official alerts should be verified on the NPS page. This site uses a checked-in snapshot, not a live operations feed.

From the data snapshot · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Weather and seasonality

limited

Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site is listed as a National Historic Site in the NPS snapshot. Official NPS page: https://www.nps.gov/frla/index.htm. Data snapshot: October 27, 2026.

Modeled · Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

How this page is assembled

limited

place page source cards come from the data snapshot October 27, 2026.

Data snapshot: October 27, 2026

Source

Where Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site fits

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