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Architect:
Bossom, Alfred C., 1881-1965  Search this
Landscape architect:
Farrand, Beatrix, 1872-1959  Search this
Olmsted Brothers  Search this
Provenance:
North Country Garden Club of Long Island  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Place:
Avondale Farm (Brookville, New York)
United States of America -- New York -- Nassau County -- Oyster Bay -- Brookville
Scope and Contents:
The folder includes a work sheet, narrative garden description, features plan, and copy of plan for rose garden (1927).
General:
The Harrimans hired the Olmsted Brothers firm to design their 71-acre property in Brookville, New York. The estate was characterized by natural plantings of trees and shrubs; open vistas; wooded paths; water features; a walled garden; and a rose garden. After former owner, Albert Smith, died in 1936, the estate was subdivided and sold. The house was torn down, and a much smaller Cape Cod style frame house was built on part of the foundation. The gardens remained, but fell into disrepair. The current owner is in the process of restoring the garden according to the Olmsted plans.
Persons and Organizations associated with the garden include: Philip W. Livermore (former owner, ca. 1910-1918); Joseph W. Harriman (former owner, 1918-?); Albert L. Smith (former owner, ?-1936); Robert Lee Henry (former owner, 1945); Margaret Bayne (former owner); Mary W. Harris (former owner, 1956-1973); Hoppin and Koen (architects, ca. 1910); Beatrix Farrand (landscape architect, ca. 1910); Sir Alfred C. Bossom (architect, 1918); Olmsted Brothers (landscape architects, ca. 1920); James F. Dawson and Percival Gallagher (landscapers); and Elizabeth Thompson (garden designer, 1991-present).
Related Materials:
Avondale Farm related holdings consist of 1 folder (8 35 mm. slides)
Olmsted papers re. Harriman job #6646 in Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
Plans at Frederick Law Olmsted NHS, 99 Warren St., Brookline, MA, 02146.
Records related to this site can be found at the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site, Olmsted Job Number 06646, Joseph W. Harriman.
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:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Gardens -- New York -- Brookville  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, File NY840
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / New York
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb65e87df03-0ceb-4d97-9b33-fd26a02c6d14
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref27013