United States of America -- Ohio -- Franklin County -- Columbus
Scope and Contents:
The folder includes worksheets and other information including a copy of a Sessions Village sales brochure from 1927.
General:
Located on ten acres, Sessions Village is divided into twenty-nine plots with freestanding homes. It is part of a huge plot of land owned by Francis Sessions who, in 1927, formed a corporation to build the village. Inspired by the French Norman village style, architect Robert Reeves, Sr. designed this self-contained community in its entirety. It is enclosed by high garden walls planted with gray beech, oaks, and elm trees that offer privacy from nearby development. Archways and shrubbery accent the gated entrance. Once inside the gated entry, stucco, half-timber, brick, stone, slate and wrought iron are used to the best possible effect. Some notable features include houses with high, pitched roofs and picturesque chimneys, diamond paned windows, walled gardens, formal courtyard entrances, and narrow paths to rear gardens and narrow streets edged with cobblestone. The community features common areas for residents including a pond and garden.
Persons associated with the site include: Duane W. Fulton, J. M. Rankin and Webb I. Vorys (developers, 1927); Robert Reeves, Sr. (architect, 1929-1937); Robert Reeves, Jr. (architect, 1937); and Carl R. Frye (landscape architect, 1928).
There is additional documentation of other gardens in Sessions Village. See OH226000 and OH231000-235000.
Related Materials:
Sessions Village related holdings consist of 1 folder (2 35 mm. slides (photographs) and 1 4X6 in. photographic print)
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.
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.
United States of America -- Ohio -- Franklin County -- Columbus
Scope and Contents:
The folder includes worksheets, site plans, and additional information.
General:
Situated in the Sessions Village area of Columbus, this .19 acre garden (52 x 157 feet) was begun in 1988 when the current owners added specimen plantings of trees and shrubs to the existing stand of trees at the rear of the property. Underplantings of shrubs and shade-tolerant perennials and annuals surround an open oval of grass that abuts the patio area. The patio, entered from a gate off the driveway or from the rear door of the house, serves as an outdoor living room. The garden is totally enclosed by a stucco wall, the walls of adjoining buildings and a board fence. The patio--with its pool and fountain, rose garden, espaliered plants, colorful annuals and perennials, specialty trees and shrubs--offers the owners a place of quiet repose in which to enjoy their pride and joy, a fern-leaved beech, Fagus sylvatica 'Asplenifolia'.
Persons associated with the property include David Voyles (landscape designer, 1988); Robert Reeves, Jr. (architect, 1957); Richard Schmidt (nurseryman, 1989); and Jodie Montgomery Ferguson (garden designer, 1988).
There is additional documentation of other gardens in Sessions Village. See OH226000, OH230000-232000, and OH234000-235000.
Related Materials:
Jodie's Treasures related holdings consist of 1 folder (4 35 mm. slides (photographs))
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.
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.
