Background
Richardson, Artemas Partridge was born on May 24, 1918 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Eugene Stanley and Jessica (Ripple) Richardson.
Richardson, Artemas Partridge was born on May 24, 1918 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Eugene Stanley and Jessica (Ripple) Richardson.
Bachelor in Fine Arts, Williams College, 1940; student, Pennsylvania State University, 1940-1942; Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture, Iowa State University, 1947.
Assistant landscape architect, McCloud & Scatchard, Lilitz, Pennsylvania, 1947-1948; assistant landscape architect, Olmsted Brothers, Brookline, Massachusetts, 1949-1950; partner, Olmsted Brothers, Brookline, Massachusetts, 1950-1961; partner, Olmsted Associations, Brookline, 1961-1964; pres, treasurer, Olmsted Associations, Brookline, 1964-1980; owner, The Olmsted Office, Fremont, N.H., since 1980. Lecturer Harvard University, Cambridge, 1961. Member, chair Board Registration Landscape Architects, Massachusetts, 1968-1977.
Member, chair Planning Board, Needham, Massachusetts, 1956-1962, Conservation Commission, Fremont, 1982-2000, chair, 1984-2000. Member New Hampshire Governor's Task Force on Community Trees, Concord, 1989-1991. Member, chair Exeter River Local Advisory Committee, 1995-2001.
Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946, European Theatre of Operations. Fellow American Society Landscape Architects, Boston Society Landscape Architects (president 1952-1956). Member New Hampshire Landscape Association (board directors 1984-1987), Granite State Landscape Architects (vice chair 1990-1991), Herb Society of America (life), Scarab, Rotary (president local club 1965-1966, district trustee 1968-1969, district governor 1970-1971, board directors Rhode Island 1978-1980), Delta Phi, Tau Sigma Delta, Pi Gamma Alpha.
Married Frederica McAfee, September 2, 1945. Children: Steven, David, Ann, Vida, Stanley.