Arleyn Levee

Arleyn A. Levee is a landscape historian and preservation consultant, specializing in the work of the Olmsted firm. Her background in residential landscape design as well as in landscape history has enriched her work as historical consultant for numerous landscape rehabilitation projects, working with municipalities, institutions, and private clients across the country, advising them on the assessment, preservation, and revitalization of their historic properties. She has lectured and published articles concerning the Olmsted firm’s design work, including several biographical sketches about the firm’s professional designers. She is the author of the chapter, “An Enduring Design Legacy: Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. in the Nation’s Capital” in the 2013 publication Civic Art: A Centennial History of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts.

Ms. Levee continues to work extensively with non-profit preservation groups, particularly those concerning historic landscapes. She has served in various capacities for the National Association for Olmsted Parks, for The Cultural Landscape Foundation, and for Historic New England. She continues as a member of the Belmont, MA Historic District Commission and the Muddy River Restoration Project Oversight Committee, which is working with Boston, Brookline, the state of Massachusetts and the Army Corps of Engineers to rehabilitate this important component of metropolitan Boston's "Emerald Necklace" of parks.

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