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James Buchanan

Artist:
Mathew B. Brady, 1823? - 15 Jan 1896  Search this
Sitter:
James Buchanan, 21 Apr 1791 - 1 Jun 1868  Search this
Medium:
Daguerreotype
Type:
Photograph
Date:
mid 19th century
Topic:
James Buchanan: Male  Search this
James Buchanan: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
James Buchanan: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate  Search this
James Buchanan: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Pennsylvania  Search this
James Buchanan: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
James Buchanan: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of State  Search this
James Buchanan: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister  Search this
James Buchanan: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Pennsylvania  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division
Object number:
2004663891 LOC
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
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Catalog of American Portraits
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm47704f767-52a8-499e-bbed-eb027ae304ef
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_2004663891_LOC

James Buchanan

Artist:
Mathew B. Brady, 1823? - 15 Jan 1896  Search this
Sitter:
James Buchanan, 21 Apr 1791 - 1 Jun 1868  Search this
Medium:
Daguerreotype
Dimensions:
Plate: 21.6 × 16.2 cm (8 1/2 × 6 3/8")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
mid 19th century
Topic:
James Buchanan: Male  Search this
James Buchanan: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
James Buchanan: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate  Search this
James Buchanan: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Pennsylvania  Search this
James Buchanan: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
James Buchanan: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of State  Search this
James Buchanan: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister  Search this
James Buchanan: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Pennsylvania  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division
Object number:
2004663893 LOC
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
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Catalog of American Portraits
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm452f9e63d-b21d-4a90-98e2-ab602e3f2669
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_2004663893_LOC

Millard Fillmore

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Copy after:
Alonzo Chappel, 1 Mar 1828 - 4 Dec 1887  Search this
Sitter:
Millard Fillmore, 7 Jan 1800 - 8 Mar 1874  Search this
Medium:
Watercolor on photograph on ivory
Dimensions:
19.3 x 16.3 cm (7.6 x 6.4" )
Type:
Photograph
Date:
late 19th century
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Architecture  Search this
Millard Fillmore: Male  Search this
Millard Fillmore: Politics and Government\State Legislator\New York  Search this
Millard Fillmore: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
Millard Fillmore: Politics and Government\Vice-President of US  Search this
Millard Fillmore: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
Millard Fillmore: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\University administrator\Chancellor  Search this
Millard Fillmore: Politics and Government\US Congressman\New York  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: The White House
Object number:
982.1527.1 WH
Restrictions & Rights:
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http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm45beae1da-ab6c-4475-b06c-2c67b9a1f8e8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_982.1527.1_WH

George Edmund Badger

Artist:
Mathew B. Brady, 1823? - 15 Jan 1896  Search this
Sitter:
George Edmund Badger, 17 Apr 1795 - 11 May 1866  Search this
Medium:
Daguerreotype
Type:
Photograph
Date:
mid 19th century
Topic:
George Edmund Badger: Male  Search this
George Edmund Badger: Politics and Government\US Senator  Search this
George Edmund Badger: Law and Crime\Judge  Search this
George Edmund Badger: Military and Intelligence\Navy\Secretary of the Navy  Search this
George Edmund Badger: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\University administrator\University trustee  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division
Object number:
DC340154
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm42ba1f2a2-024f-41af-bc34-c025df3d9a77
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_DC340154

Goes Ahead

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Sitter:
Goes Ahead, 19th century  Search this
Medium:
Photograph
Type:
Photograph
Date:
late 19th century
Topic:
Goes Ahead: Male  Search this
Goes Ahead: Law and Crime\Judge  Search this
Goes Ahead: Military and Intelligence\Army\Army scout  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Custer Battlefield Museum
Object number:
MT060001
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm417cf341e-a65f-47b8-b593-c0c1f4fc23bc
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_MT060001

James Buchanan

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Sitter:
James Buchanan, 21 Apr 1791 - 1 Jun 1868  Search this
Medium:
Daguerreotype
Type:
Photograph
Date:
mid 19th-late 19th century
Topic:
James Buchanan: Male  Search this
James Buchanan: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
James Buchanan: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate  Search this
James Buchanan: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Pennsylvania  Search this
James Buchanan: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
James Buchanan: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of State  Search this
James Buchanan: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister  Search this
James Buchanan: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Pennsylvania  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: George Eastman Museum
Object number:
NY900659
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm419cb70aa-a72e-4d22-bd37-075817094972
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NY900659

Todd Carver (Wild Bunch)

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Sitter:
William Todd Carver, c. 1866 - 1901  Search this
Medium:
Photograph
Type:
Photograph
Date:
19th century
Topic:
William Todd Carver: Male  Search this
William Todd Carver: Law and Crime\Criminal\Outlaw  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Pinkerton's Inc.
Object number:
NY990159
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4f723a772-c0a0-4d3a-8cc9-6ea24d7734e4
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NY990159

James Buchanan

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Sitter:
James Buchanan, 21 Apr 1791 - 1 Jun 1868  Search this
Medium:
Daguerreotype
Type:
Photograph
Date:
mid 19th century
Topic:
James Buchanan: Male  Search this
James Buchanan: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
James Buchanan: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate  Search this
James Buchanan: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Pennsylvania  Search this
James Buchanan: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
James Buchanan: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of State  Search this
James Buchanan: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister  Search this
James Buchanan: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Pennsylvania  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: James Buchanan Foundation for the Preservation of Wheatland
Object number:
PA220161
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4383a379f-531a-48cd-8a04-1181632feda3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_PA220161

James Buchanan

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Sitter:
James Buchanan, 21 Apr 1791 - 1 Jun 1868  Search this
Medium:
Daguerreotype
Dimensions:
Case Closed: 23 × 18.2 cm (9 1/16 × 7 1/8")
Case Open: 23 × 36.2 cm (9 1/16 × 14 1/4")
23.1 × 16.6 cm (9 1/8 × 6 9/16")
Plate: 21.5 × 16.4 cm (8 7/16 × 6 7/16")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
mid 19th-late 19th century
Topic:
James Buchanan: Male  Search this
James Buchanan: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
James Buchanan: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate  Search this
James Buchanan: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Pennsylvania  Search this
James Buchanan: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
James Buchanan: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of State  Search this
James Buchanan: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister  Search this
James Buchanan: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Pennsylvania  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Private collection
Object number:
PA990260
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
Data Source:
Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm435d371fc-acf7-40b1-a3e4-ab9abc4f29f5
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_PA990260

James Buchanan

Artist:
Unidentified Artist  Search this
Sitter:
James Buchanan, 21 Apr 1791 - 1 Jun 1868  Search this
Type:
Photograph
Date:
mid 19th century
Topic:
James Buchanan: Male  Search this
James Buchanan: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
James Buchanan: Politics and Government\Presidential candidate  Search this
James Buchanan: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Pennsylvania  Search this
James Buchanan: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this
James Buchanan: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of State  Search this
James Buchanan: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister  Search this
James Buchanan: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Pennsylvania  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
Owner: Private collection
Object number:
PC992491
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Catalog of American Portraits
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Catalog of American Portraits
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm45e25c1d6-e410-4847-b8b6-afd10ead850d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_PC992491

Clement Laird Vallandigham

Artist:
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894  Search this
Sitter:
Clement Laird Vallandigham, 1820 - 1871  Search this
Medium:
Albumen silver print
Dimensions:
Image/Sheet: 8.5 x 5.3 cm (3 3/8 x 2 1/16")
Mount: 9.8 x 6 cm (3 7/8 x 2 3/8")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
mid 19th century
Topic:
Photographic format\Carte-de-visite  Search this
Interior\Studio\Photography  Search this
Clement Laird Vallandigham: Male  Search this
Clement Laird Vallandigham: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
Clement Laird Vallandigham: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Ohio  Search this
Clement Laird Vallandigham: Politics and Government\State Legislator\Ohio  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
S/NPG.79.246.199
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
National Portrait Gallery Collection
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4a9f7d52e-41d9-4895-b81a-e7dc146cc722
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_S_NPG.79.246.199

Leonard Fulton Ross

Artist:
E. & H. T. Anthony & Company, active 1852 - 1901  Search this
Sitter:
Leonard Fulton Ross, 1823 - 1901  Search this
Medium:
Albumen silver print
Dimensions:
Image: 8.4 x 5.4 cm (3 5/16 x 2 1/8")
Sheet: 9.9 x 6.1 cm (3 7/8 x 2 3/8")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
mid-late 19th century
Topic:
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this
Costume\Headgear\Hat  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Glove\Gloves  Search this
Costume\Outerwear\Coat  Search this
Photographic format\Carte-de-visite  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Button  Search this
Interior\Studio\Photography  Search this
Leonard Fulton Ross: Male  Search this
Leonard Fulton Ross: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
Leonard Fulton Ross: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\General  Search this
Leonard Fulton Ross: Law and Crime\Judge  Search this
Leonard Fulton Ross: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War army officer\Union army officer  Search this
Leonard Fulton Ross: Politics and Government\Government official\County Clerk  Search this
Leonard Fulton Ross: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Livestock  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
S/NPG.79.246.36
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
See more items in:
National Portrait Gallery Collection
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm40f9f1fa7-55f5-4f94-a4e7-840091b2ffda
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_S_NPG.79.246.36

M. Carlier, Baron Moncheur, Secy. Hay, Pres. Francis

Artist:
Jessie Tarbox Beals, 23 Dec 1870 - 30 May 1942  Search this
Sitter:
M. Carlier, born mid 19th century  Search this
Ludovic Baron Moncheur, 12 May 1857 - 25 Jun 1940  Search this
John Milton Hay, 8 Oct 1838 - 1 Jul 1905  Search this
David Rowland Francis, 1 Oct 1850 - 15 Jan 1927  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions:
Image/Sheet: 18.3 × 21.9 cm (7 3/16 × 8 5/8")
Mount: 24.1 × 31.1 cm (9 1/2 × 12 1/4")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
1904
Topic:
Exterior  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Flower  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Glove\Gloves  Search this
Equipment\Walking stick\Cane  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache  Search this
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Top hat  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Scarf  Search this
Architecture\Door  Search this
Architecture\Stairs  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie  Search this
Ludovic Baron Moncheur: Male  Search this
M. Carlier: Male  Search this
John Milton Hay: Male  Search this
John Milton Hay: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this
John Milton Hay: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Ambassador  Search this
John Milton Hay: Journalism and Media\Newspaper editor  Search this
John Milton Hay: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of State  Search this
John Milton Hay: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this
David Rowland Francis: Male  Search this
David Rowland Francis: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of Interior  Search this
David Rowland Francis: Politics and Government\Governor\Missouri  Search this
David Rowland Francis: Politics and Government\Public official\Mayor\St. Louis, MO  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Joanna Sturm
Object number:
S/NPG.81.57
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4f5f089aa-8db1-4eb5-8f5e-3ba04b990668
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_S_NPG.81.57

Norwich -- Garden of Bill Noble

Former owner:
McKenzie, Betty  Search this
McKenzie, Robert  Search this
Provenance:
Connecticut Valley Garden Club  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Place:
Garden of Bill Noble (Norwich, Vermont)
United States of America -- Vermont -- Windsor County -- Norwich
Scope and Contents:
The folder includes worksheets, site plans, and additional information, including some plant names.
General:
Located on a 19th-century Vermont farmstead, this garden has been under development since 1991 and is centered around a Greek Revival farmhouse, barn, and barn foundations on 22 acres of terraced lawns, field and woodland. The garden is focused on two acres and possesses a variety of plants not commonly encountered in Vermont gardens, including old-fashioned varieties collected from historic gardens and newer plants from other regions of the country being assessed for garden worthiness in Vermont. The main flower garden consists of four rectangular beds planted as a mixed border with deciduous shrubs, roses, herbaceous perennials, and self-sown annuals. This flower garden opens up westerly onto a lawn bordered by a 70-foot-long stone foundation wall. This border is planted for foliage interest to contrast with the floral display of the main flower garden. A rock garden with troughs is situated on the terrace above the walls in the remains of a former dairy barn, with the deteriorated cement floors providing ideal growing space for a variety of rock and alpine plants. A moss garden lies next to the former dairy in the footprint of a former stable, while the Silver and Gold border, named for the eponymous shrubby dogwood, is a transition from the foundation gardens to a field, with paths mowed into the tall grass. Other areas of interest include a vegetable garden east of the flower garden, borders of shade loving plants, an aster border, banks of native roses; and a slope of fall and winter interest with conifers, evergreen groundcovers and grasses.
March 1, 2008, is the only date indicated for all of the slides, although they appear to have been taken at various times of the year, possibly during 2007.
Persons associated with the site include Betty and Robert McKenzie (former owners, 1924-1990).
Related Materials:
Garden of Bill Noble related holdings consist of 1 folder (15 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.
Topic:
Gardens -- Vermont -- Norwich  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, File VT011
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Vermont
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb65db46ad0-9f25-4f06-8f44-35e4a90117c9
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref11358

Moncks Corner -- Mulberry Plantation

Landscape architect:
Briggs, Loutrel W.  Search this
Owner:
Chapman, Clarence  Search this
Provenance:
Little Garden Club of Rye  Search this
Creator:
Broughton, Thomas Col  Search this
Collection, John, Sir  Search this
Barker, Theodore G., Major  Search this
Chapman, Clarence  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Place:
Mulberry Plantation (Moncks Corner, South Carolina)
United States of America -- South Carolina -- Berkeley County -- Moncks Corner
Mulberry Plantation (Moncks Corner, South Carolina)
United States of America -- South Carolina -- Berkeley County -- Moncks Corner
Scope and Contents:
The folder includes worksheets, site plans, and photocopies of book excerpts and articles.
General:
The brick house at Mulberry Plantation was built on a bluff by the first owner, Thomas Broughton in 1714, the date inscribed in iron on the four weathervanes atop the four pavilions at the corners of the house. Situated along the Cooper River the current property comprises 805 acres and includes gardens on three levels: a formal boxwood parterre garden next to the house, a descending camellia walk, and a formal circle garden, all designed by Loutrel W. Briggs (b.1893-d.1977) circa 1930. Other features include a parterre kitchen garden, a Live oak allée, lagoon, rolling lawns and the oldest mulberry tree in the country. The plantation grew rice at various times in its history, as well as indigo and forest products. Another 19th century commercial project that did not succeed was breeding silk worms to produce domestic silk, with mulberry trees planted to house the worms. By the early 20th century the property was in decline and was sold out of the Broughton family to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence E. Chapman as a winter retreat. The Chapmans restored the house and brought in Briggs, known for developing the Charleston style for the many small gardens he designed in the city and at other Cooper River plantations.
Mulberry Plantation was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1966. The style of the house has been described as Jacobean and French, with a mansard roof, rather than a typical low-country wooden structure. The brick house may have been used as a fortress against attacks during the Yamesse War in 1715, between settlers and Native Americans. At one time there were many slave cabins on the property but now only one remains that has been used as a hunting lodge.
Persons associated with the garden include Thomas Broughton and descendents (former owners, 1714-1914); Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Chapman (former owners, 1915-1981); Historic Charleston Foundation (former owners, 1981-1987); Loutrel Winslow Briggs (December 12, 1893-May, 1977) (landscape designer, circa 1930)
Related Materials:
Mulberry Plantation related holdings consist of 2 folders (2 35mm slides (photographs) + 27 digital images)
Mulberry Plantation related holdings consist of 1 slide (photograph) (col., 35mm.)
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 -- South Carolina -- Moncks Corner  Search this
Plantations  Search this
Spring  Search this
Box  Search this
Formal gardens  Search this
Sundials  Search this
Gardens -- South Carolina -- Moncks Corner  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, File SC061
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / South Carolina
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb60ba6e02c-2caf-4c96-88a7-9520448a1b9b
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref12489

Aiken-rhett House

Creator:
Charleston Museum (Charleston, S.C.)  Search this
Weller, Eleanor C.  Search this
Aiken, William Governor  Search this
Historic Charleston Foundation  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Extent:
1 Slides (photographs) (col.)
Type:
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Place:
South Carolina -- Charleston
United States of America -- South Carolina -- Charleston County -- Charleston
Date:
04/01/1990
General:
The mansion was completed in 1817 and enlarge to Greek Revival style from 1833-1836. The rear courtyard has complete groups of dependencies for prominal family chicken coup, matching gothic cornshed, matching pair of gothic privys an a magnolia allee. 19th century garden copied. Formal parterre by right arbor to view toward the rear room designed by owner, Innocenti style.
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:
Spring  Search this
Gates -- Iron  Search this
Tulips  Search this
Hyacinths  Search this
Arbors  Search this
Climbing plants  Search this
Walkways, gravel  Search this
Edging, brick  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, Item SC037005
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / South Carolina / SC037: Charleston -- Aiken-Rhett House
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb61f0eade9-39c2-42a9-a9fb-7642f505d9f5
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref12670

[Mulberry Plantation]: indigenous cypress knees grow along a 19th century hand-dug canal.

Photographer:
Albert, Betsey  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Extent:
1 Photograph (digital) (col., JPEG.)
Type:
Archival materials
Photograph (digital)
Digital images
Place:
Mulberry Plantation (Moncks Corner, South Carolina)
United States of America -- South Carolina -- Berkeley County -- Moncks Corner
Date:
2010 Apr.
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 -- South Carolina -- Moncks Corner  Search this
Cypress  Search this
Bridges  Search this
Canals  Search this
Boathouses  Search this
Spanish moss  Search this
Live oak  Search this
Genre/Form:
Digital images
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, Item SC061011
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / South Carolina / SC061: Moncks Corner -- Mulberry Plantation
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb65db6c3fc-d427-4dc7-8131-994e67c427e8
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref12817

[South Mulberry Plantation]: overlooking "South Garden," designed in 1852; brickwork is original and plans mimic original 19th century plants.

Photographer:
Albert, Betsey  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Extent:
1 Photograph (digital) (col., JPEG.)
Type:
Archival materials
Photograph (digital)
Place:
South Mulberry Plantation (Moncks Corner, South Carolina)
United States of America -- South Carolina -- Berkeley County -- Moncks Corner
Date:
2010 Apr.
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 -- South Carolina -- Moncks Corner  Search this
Boxwood  Search this
Trees  Search this
Bricks  Search this
Garden walks  Search this
Knot gardens  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, Item SC104001
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / South Carolina / SC104: Moncks Corner -- South Mulberry Plantation
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb637934d31-7eaf-4b6e-ab5a-d959f78c97df
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref12822

Middletown -- Belle Grove Plantation

Former owner:
Hite, Isaac, Jr  Search this
Hunnewell, F. W. (Francis Welles)  Search this
Brumback family  Search this
Restoration landscape architect:
Favretti, Rudy J.  Search this
Owner:
National Trust for Historic Preservation in the United States  Search this
Creator:
Garden Club of Virginia  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Place:
Belle Grove (Middletown, Virginia)
United States of America -- Virginia -- Frederick County -- Middletown
Scope and Contents:
The folder includes worksheets and photocopies of articles about the property.
General:
Major Isaac Hite Jr., who fought with the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, and his first wife Eleanor (Nelly) Conway Madison, a sister of President James Madison, built the Federal style house beginning in 1794, using limestone quarried on the 483 acre property. The landscape plan included groves of trees for shade and was influenced by the less formal 18th century English gardens that complement rather than contrast with the natural setting. The fields would have been planted in grain for livestock, including cattle and Merino sheep. During Hite's lifetime the property was expanded to 7,500 acres and included a distillery and several mills. The house has a south façade of dressed limestone, and is in the pavilion style favored by Thomas Jefferson. There are several outbuildings. The only records of the garden show light foundation plantings around the house and a latticework fence.
During the Civil War, Belle Grove Plantation was the setting of the Battle of Cedar Creek on October 19, 1864, in which Union General Philip Sheridan defeated Confederate General Jubal Early.
The Brumback family owned the property from 1907 to 1929. Francis Welles Hunnewell purchased the property in 1929 and bequeathed it to the National Trust for Historic Preservation in 1964.
In 1983, the Garden Club of Virginia voted to restore the gardens at Belle Grove Plantation, using funds raised in their annual garden walks. The gardens were restored to the style of circa 1820. University of Connecticut Professor Emeritus Rudy J. Favretti (Fellow in the American Society of Landscape Architects) designed the restoration. Restoration included pruning the trees to restore light to the house and open the view of the Blue Ridge and Allegheny Mountains and replacing the large foundation plantings including diseased boxwoods with low-growing plants. In addition, an overgrown herb garden was converted to a demonstration garden comprised of plants used in cooking, medicine and commerce in the 19th century, with restored latticework fencing on three sides and post and rail fencing on the fourth side.
Belle Grove Plantation, now 283 acres, is operated by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and open to the public. Sites on the grounds include the ice house, old hall, dairy, smokehouse, blacksmiths shop, demonstration garden, slave cemetery, and agricultural fields. There is also a library of local, architectural, crafts and agricultural history, and an artifacts collection.
Persons associated with the property include Major Isaac Hite (former owner, 1794-1836) and descendents of the Hite family, the Brumback family (former owner, 1907-1929), Francis Welles Hunnewell (former owner, 1929), Rudy J. Favretti (1983, restoration landscape architect) and the National Trust for Historic Preservation (owner, 1964-present)
Related Materials:
Belle Grove Plantation related holdings consist of 2 folders (1 3 x 4 in. lantern slide and 3 35mm slides)
See also the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
See others in:
Hollerith Collection, ca. 1970?
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 -- Virginia -- Middletown  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, File VA094
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Virginia
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6a1c3d45f-f402-49e6-afa3-7d7766b16b38
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref18856

Charles City County -- Upper Weyanoke

Provenance:
Tuckahoe Garden Club of Westhampton  Search this
Former owner:
Minge family  Search this
Orgain, Martha A.  Search this
Douthat, Fielding Louis  Search this
Douthat, Mary Willis Marshall  Search this
Garnett, Alexander Yelverton Peyton  Search this
Bahnsen, Henry Lawrence  Search this
Moon, Louise  Search this
Moon, John  Search this
Gray, Sarah Moon  Search this
Owner:
Gray, Lawrence Lewis  Search this
Gardener:
Edwards, Norman  Search this
Edwards, Wesley  Search this
Landscape architect:
Callaway, Chip  Search this
Landscape designer:
Wharton, Abbie  Search this
Thompson, Sue  Search this
Tosh, Terry  Search this
Arborist:
Girardi, Peter  Search this
Landscaping:
Carter, Ike  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Extent:
39 Digital images (color, JPEG file.)
1 Slides (photographs) (color, slide., 35 mm.)
Type:
Archival materials
Digital images
Slides (photographs)
Place:
United States of America -- Virginia -- Charles City County -- Charles City
Upper Weyanoke (Charles City, Virginia)
Scope and Contents:
2 folders, 39 digital images (2019), and 1 35mm slide (reproduction of a 1931 plan).
Varying Form:
Weyanoke
General:
That the 360-foot long garden path was cultivated in the mid-19th century when the two-story Greek Revival brick house was built is undisputed. Less certain is whether there was an earlier version of the garden in colonial times when Upper Weyanoke was settled as a James River plantation. Transport to this location during the colonial period would have been via the river and the owners would have provided a gracious entry. Moreover, there are trees along the garden path that predate 1850, even a live oak not usually grown in this climate. Axial lines and symmetry were features of colonial gardens, and the walk leads directly from the living quarters to the river. The 19th century Colonial Revival garden path may well have been on the site of the original 17th and garden path overlooking terraces. There was a 17th century brick garrison built on the property to defend against native attacks; the second existing house, a 1-1/2 story brick cottage with later additions cited in official documents, was originally built in the first quarter of the 19th century.

Since 2010 the current owners have devoted eight years to restoring and replanting the garden path, a linear grass walkway bordered on each side by southern and saucer magnolia, fig, boxwood, crape myrtle, camellia, vitex, spirea and huge sweet olive that have grown beyond their usual dimensions. After clearing dead vegetation and weeds from the borders they planted 1500 heirloom narcissus, dug a new well and installed a sprinkler system. In 2011 Hurricane Irene toppled 30 trees in this garden and stalled the restoration. With more sunshine reaching the borders previously hidden perennials started blooming again, including peonies, iris, red spider lilies and narcissus. Hundreds of bulbs, shrubs and trees were added to the garden path, especially native varieties favored by pollinators. Weather conditions include strong winds off the James River so non-symmetrical drifts of certain plants have been more successful than trying to sustain matching borders.

The 53-acre property has been inhabited nearly continuously since the 1600's and the word Weyanoke translates to Land of Sassafras in the native language. The sassafras growing at the river end of the garden path is more than 60 feet tall, now at cliff's end due to erosion. The plantation was commandeered by Union troops under Generals Grant and Sheridan during the Civil War; ornamental gardens including terraces would have been trampled. Also, author Mary Johnston used Upper Weyanoke as the setting for To Have and To Hold written in 1900. The property was listed in the Virginia Landmarks Register and the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

Persons associated with the garden include: the Minge family (former owners, mid-1700's-1840's); Martha A. Orgain (former owner, c. 1842-1854); Fielding Lewis Douthat and Mary Willis Marshall Douthat and family (former owners, 1854-1930's); Dr. and Mrs. Alexander Yelverton Peyton Garnett (former owners, 1930's-1942); Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lawrence Bahnsen (former owners, 1942-1974); Mrs. Louise Moon (former owner, 1974-1997); Mr. and Mrs. John Moon and Sarah Moon Gray (former owners, 1997-2010); Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Lewis Gray (owners, 2010- ); Norman Edwards and Wesley Edwards (gardeners, 2010- ); Chip Callaway (landscape architect, 2010-2014); Abbie Wharton, Sue Thompson and Terry Tosh (landscape designers, 2011- ); Peter Girardi (arborist, 2010- ); Ike Carter (landscaping, 2010- ).
Additional images of Garden Path before and during restoration and after Hurricane Irene (2011); historic images from the Arthur A. and Sidney Shurcliff collections.
Related Materials:
See the Archives of American Gardens' Eleanor Weller Reade Collection and the Hollerith Family Slide Collection for additional images. Measured drawing (1931) by Arthur Shurcliff located at the Colonial Wiliamsburg Foundation Library.

Related materials found at the Francis Loeb Library, Harvard Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Williamsburg, Virginia state.
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 -- Virginia -- Charles City  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, File VA234
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Virginia
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb699d81bd1-6870-4854-a6f3-71a53e2c0a4e
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref32528

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