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Wednesday, 25th July 2007 (4130 views)

Managing a gold mine in California influenced the environmental consciousness of architect Frederick Law Olmsted, a new report claims.

Olmsted, who designed New York City's Central Park, was introduced to the natural beauty of Yosemite during his time managing a gold mining concern, reports the Riverside Brookfield Landmark.

The architect reportedly left his position as the secretary of the US Sanitary Commission in 1864 to manage the Mariposa Estate, near the Sierra Nevada mountains.

Olmsted was subsequently appointed the first chair of Yosemite National Park after it was deeded to the State of California for "public use, resort and recreation", the report states.

According to the publication, this experience helped shape Olmsted's ideas about preserving open spaces and enabling public access to them.

The architect, who died in 1903, also designed the Niagara Reservation in Niagara Falls and Mount Royal Park in Montreal.

Located in Massachusetts, the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site is built around the architect's former office.

 

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