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Did you know Palos Verdes was designed by the Olmsted Firm, the same visionaries behind Central Park and Yosemite National Park? Join Victoria Vanhuss of the Olmsted Network to explore how the Olmsted Legacy still shapes how our community looks, feels and functions. Discover how communities across the country are caring for their Olmsted landscapes and learn how you can join - and help launch - a local "Friends of Olmsted" group. Doors open at 10:00. Presentation starts at 10:30.
Did you know Palos Verdes was designed by the Olmsted Firm, the same visionaries behind Central Park and Yosemite National Park?
Join Victoria Vanhuss of the Olmsted Network to explore how the Olmsted Legacy still shapes how our community looks, feels and functions.
Discover how communities across the country are caring for their Olmsted landscapes and learn how you can join - and help launch - a local "Friends of Olmsted" group.
Victoria Vanhuss is the Senior Director of Programs and Partnerships at the Olmsted Network, where she has worked for the past five years to build partnerships between and advance the stewardship of landscapes designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and the Olmsted firm. She holds a Master of Historic Preservation from the University of Georgia and brings a background in communications, along with experience at the National Park Service and World Heritage USA. Her work focuses on connecting communities with their Olmsted heritage and supporting local efforts to preserve and celebrate these historic places.
EVENT TYPE: | Co-Sponsored | Class/Workshop |
Opening as the Palos Verdes Public Library & Art Gallery on June 3, 1930, the Mediterranean Revival architectural style building was designed by Architect Myron Hunt, a local resident. The five-level, 16,550-square-foot building is constructed of hollow-cast double-walled reinforced concrete covered by stucco with a red mission tile roof. The surrounding landscape was designed by well-known landscape architect, Frederick Olmsted, Jr in 1930.
In 1962, an addition was completed on the south side of the building, and in 1997 the stone patio on the east side of the building was remodeled to provide improved handicapped access. Library furnishings include reproductions of original hand-carved walnut Italian Renaissance tables, chairs, and couches from the collection of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Vanderlip. The Library completed a DOLLAR renovation of the interior restoring it to its original.
The library has been designated as a Historic Landmark and it is listed on the California Register of Historic Places and the National Register of Historic Places.
