United States of America -- Ohio -- Montgomery County -- Dayton
Scope and Contents:
The folder includes worksheets and magazine and newspaper articles.
General:
Little Woods is an intimate flower garden consisting of descending terrace garden with a wall of Ohio and Indiana limestone. It was not designed to be a showplace, but rather a welcoming area for famiy and friends to congregate and enjoy the outdoors. The property included fountains, tennis and squash courts, riding stables, and a peach orchard. A spring garden contained bulbs, red bud, primrose and marquerites among boxwood borders. After many owners, the garden were not maintained and the stables, pool, and tennis courts became unusable. In 2005, the property was subdivided and a road was installed. The original home is being restored. The terrace garden immediately behind the home and the front yard are all that is left of the property.
Persons and firms associated with the garden include: George H. and Elsie Mead (former owners, 1923-1961); and Ellen Biddle Shipman (landscape architect, 1923).
Related Materials:
Little Woods related holdings consist of 1 folder (9 35 mm. slides)
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
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Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Sponsor:
A project to describe images in this finding aid received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care Initiative, administered by the National Collections Program.
