United States of America -- Missouri -- St Louis County -- Glendale
Scope and Contents:
1 folder and 1 35mm slide.
General:
Harris Armstrong built the combination guest house and studio on his home property. Armstrong dammed a brook on the property, creating a pond. An egg-shaped island is located in the center. Armstrong uses lotus and water lilies set in the pond. A metal strip set in concrete set around the perimeter of the pond prevents erosion.
Person(s) associated with the garden include(s): Mr. and Mrs. Harris Armstrong (former owners); and Mr. Harris Armstrong (architect).
See others in:
Roche Collection, ca. 1954-1970.
Collection Restrictions:
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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.
