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Under the patronage of John Cleve Green, the Lawrenceville School in New Jersey hired Frederick Law Olmsted to improve the conditions of the landscape and facilities. Olmsted, with architectural firm Peabody & Stearns, updated the school’s infrastructure systems and sited 12 new buildings on the then 50-acre campus.

Under the patronage of John Cleve Green, the Lawrenceville School in New Jersey hired Frederick Law Olmsted to improve the conditions of the landscape and facilities. Olmsted, with architectural firm Peabody & Stearns, updated the school’s infrastructure systems and sited 12 new buildings on the then 50-acre campus. The Queen-Anne structures included several Master houses, a gymnasium, a dormitory, and study hall. Olmsted arranged the grounds in a natural English-style, resulting in the placement of buildings around a large central lawn. Known as the Circle, the open green space is the most notable feature of the prep-school’s design.

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