Last updated: June 11, 2024
Place
Stonehurst
Olmsted Archives
Quick Facts
Location:
Waltham, MA
Significance:
Olmsted Designed Estate
MANAGED BY:
One of many collaborations between Frederick Law Olmsted and Henry Hobson Richardson, both men designed the Robert Treat Paine estate with the intent of creating a mountainous summer escape. Like other Olmsted designed estates of the time, the 109-acre property featured a long winding approach from the road to the home.
The grounds were designed to complement the existing scenery, and Olmsted even instructed Paine on how to care for the estate. In 1886, John Charles Olmsted wrote to Paine about transplanting trees from nurseries in the Western United States to the Waltham property. Olmsted’s first apprentice, Charles Eliot, who was related to Paine, made improvements to the entry drive.
Source: "Stonehurst," The Cultural Landscape Foundation
For more information and primary resources, please visit:
Olmsted Research Guide Online
Olmsted Archives on Flickr
Olmsted Online
The grounds were designed to complement the existing scenery, and Olmsted even instructed Paine on how to care for the estate. In 1886, John Charles Olmsted wrote to Paine about transplanting trees from nurseries in the Western United States to the Waltham property. Olmsted’s first apprentice, Charles Eliot, who was related to Paine, made improvements to the entry drive.
Source: "Stonehurst," The Cultural Landscape Foundation
For more information and primary resources, please visit:
Olmsted Research Guide Online
Olmsted Archives on Flickr
Olmsted Online