Last updated: June 20, 2024
Place
The Chimneys
Olmsted Archives
Quick Facts
Location:
Manchester, MA
Significance:
Olmsted Designed Suburban Community
In 1902, Olmsted Brothers were commissioned by Boston financier Gardiner Martin Lane to site a seven-chimney Georgian Revival summer home located on their 28-acres of land on Dana Beach, located in Manchester-By-the-Sea, Massachusetts. Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. would take a leadership role in this design, working on the gardens for twelve years.
The Lane Estate, referred to as “The Chimneys”, needed necessary grading and maintenance improvements, all of which were put in Olmsted's plan. In 1913, Olmsted Brothers created their General Plan for the Gardens, which included a work yard, tennis court, vegetable, and flower gardens, as well as terraces. In 1947, Edward C. Whiting was invited by the Lane family to visit and suggest improvements for the maintenance of the gardens. In the 1990s, a new owner restored the Olmsted garden to its original plan.
Source: "G.M. Lane," Olmsted Online
For more information and primary resources, please visit:
Olmsted Research Guide Online
Olmsted Archives on Flickr
The Lane Estate, referred to as “The Chimneys”, needed necessary grading and maintenance improvements, all of which were put in Olmsted's plan. In 1913, Olmsted Brothers created their General Plan for the Gardens, which included a work yard, tennis court, vegetable, and flower gardens, as well as terraces. In 1947, Edward C. Whiting was invited by the Lane family to visit and suggest improvements for the maintenance of the gardens. In the 1990s, a new owner restored the Olmsted garden to its original plan.
Source: "G.M. Lane," Olmsted Online
For more information and primary resources, please visit:
Olmsted Research Guide Online
Olmsted Archives on Flickr