Last updated: May 24, 2024
Place
Brandegee
Olmsted Archives, Job #00299, Brookline, MA
Quick Facts
Location:
Brookline, MA
Significance:
Olmsted Designed Landscape
MANAGED BY:
Privately Owned
A couple of miles from the Olmsted Office is Brandegee Estate, the estate of Charles Sprague, not to be confused with Charles Sprague Sargent who worked on Arnold Arboretum with Frederick Law Olmsted. Sprague hired Olmsted, Olmsted & Eliot to work on the initial planning for the grounds, with special attention to the garden.
Partner Charles Eliot led the project, however tension between Eliot and Sprague led to the firm’s dismissal. Charles Platt, a frequent collaborator with the Olmsted firm whose brother William had apprenticed with Olmsted, was chosen to finalize the design. Pratt added a formal Italianate Garden, which today, with the estate, is largely intact.
Source: "Brandegee Estate," The Cultural Landscape Foundation
For more information and primary resources, please visit:
Olmsted Research Guide Online
Olmsted Archives on Flickr
Partner Charles Eliot led the project, however tension between Eliot and Sprague led to the firm’s dismissal. Charles Platt, a frequent collaborator with the Olmsted firm whose brother William had apprenticed with Olmsted, was chosen to finalize the design. Pratt added a formal Italianate Garden, which today, with the estate, is largely intact.
Source: "Brandegee Estate," The Cultural Landscape Foundation
For more information and primary resources, please visit:
Olmsted Research Guide Online
Olmsted Archives on Flickr