National Register of Historic Places

Olmsted, Frederick Law, Summer Home

Sunset, Hancock County, Maine
Listed
November 7, 1976
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
76000089

About this property

The Frederick Law Olmsted Summer Home, also known as Felsted, is a historic house in the town of Deer Isle, Maine. It is located on the west side of the same-named island, south of the village of Sunset. Designed by William Ralph Emerson and built in 1897, it was for one year the summer home of the famous landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted in a bid to improve his failing mental health. Olmsted, then retired and severely affected by senility, was later committed McLean Hospital in Massachusetts, where he died in 1903. The house is a high-quality example of Shingle style architecture; it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

Location

Sunset, Hancock County, Maine
44.17862, -68.71762

Categories

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTLANDSCAPE ARCHITECTUREARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Olmsted, Frederick Law, Summer Home listed on the National Register?

Olmsted, Frederick Law, Summer Home was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 7, 1976.

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Olmsted, Frederick Law, Summer Home is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Olmsted, Frederick Law, Summer Home is recorded as the industrial era.

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