Last updated: June 8, 2024
Place
North Easton Station Grounds
Olmsted Archives
Quick Facts
Location:
North Easton, MA
Significance:
Olmsted Designed Station
MANAGED BY:
North Easton owes much of its development to the Ames family. A family of businessmen, investors, philanthropist, and politicians, the family commissioned a town hall, library, and train station, all of which they wanted designed by Henry Hobson Richardson, with Frederick Law Olmsted working on the grounds.
In 1881, the Brookline neighbors and frequent collaborators, began work. The North Easton Railroad Station would feature the same architectural details often found in other train stations in the area designed by Richardson. Olmsted’s simple landscape provided harmony between the built and natural world.
The landscape around North Easton Railroad Station is a longstanding part of the town’s history, with sycamore trees standing tall outside. The station was in active operation from 1883 to 1959 and has since been converted to the Easton Historical Society and Museum.
Source: "North Easton Town Complex," The Cultural Landscape Foundation
For more information and primary resources, please visit:
Olmsted Research Guide Online
Olmsted Archives on Flickr
Olmsted Online
In 1881, the Brookline neighbors and frequent collaborators, began work. The North Easton Railroad Station would feature the same architectural details often found in other train stations in the area designed by Richardson. Olmsted’s simple landscape provided harmony between the built and natural world.
The landscape around North Easton Railroad Station is a longstanding part of the town’s history, with sycamore trees standing tall outside. The station was in active operation from 1883 to 1959 and has since been converted to the Easton Historical Society and Museum.
Source: "North Easton Town Complex," The Cultural Landscape Foundation
For more information and primary resources, please visit:
Olmsted Research Guide Online
Olmsted Archives on Flickr
Olmsted Online