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Landscape designer:

Wood, Sally  Search this

Gardener:

Stasen, Wendy  Search this

Horticulturist:

Stasen, Wendy  Search this

Former owner:

Willcox, James M.  Search this

Architect:

Hall, Arthur W.  Search this

Provenance:

The Weeders  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Place:

Toad Hall (Berwyn, Pennsylvania)

United States of America -- Pennsylvania -- Chester County -- Berwyn

Scope and Contents:

The folder includes worksheets, site plans, additional images of the house (including one of it under construction in 1930-31), and other information.

General:

Located on an 11.5 acre site, this garden surrounds Toad Hall, the house which sits at the crest of a hill. The current owners acquired the property in 1961 and have been developing the site and the gardens ever since. One owner grew up on an English estate, an experience that is reflected in her grasp of site planning, views and vistas, understanding of plants, love of roses, and the use of garden accents such as ornamental iron gateways, treillage, containers, brightly painted obelisks, fountains, and numerous metal and wood sculptures. Various established gardens are organized by axes and cross axes and include a woodland garden, a pergola and reflecting pool, a secret garden, and a vegetable garden with raised beds for tender tropicals. From the bottom of these gardens a long vista leads the eye to a fountain set in a small side terrace next to the house. At the rear of the house a flagstone terrace has a dramatic view down a sweep of meadow to the woodland edge below. Many of the mature trees are original to the property, while other plants, like native rhododendron, were added by the original owner. Along the entrance driveway and beneath the house large stone boulders and carpets of spring bulbs, native ferns, and wildflowers enliven the forest floor, accessible by woodland paths. Deer are kept at bay by high iron fencing and a cattle guard at the gate.

Persons associated with the property and garden include Sally Wood (landscape designer, 1979); Wendy Stasen (gardener-horticulturist); James M. Willcox (former owner, 1930-1961); and Arthur W. Hall (architect, 1930).

Related Materials:

Toad Hall related holdings consist of 1 folder (19 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 -- Pennsylvania -- Berwyn  Search this

Collection Citation:

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.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, File PA670

See more items in:

The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Pennsylvania

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6e3b1b5b5-8127-40af-8584-7f3bb37afed7

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref16441

Carpenter:

Makita, Hiroshi  Search this

Designer:

Makita, Hiroshi  Search this

Provenance:

Four Counties Garden Club  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Place:

Dans La Foret (Collegeville, Pennsylvania)

United States of America -- Pennsylvania -- Montgomery County -- Collegeville

Scope and Contents:

The folder includes a work sheet,site plans, garden features descriptions, copy of magazine and newsletter articles, plant list, and copy of page in Who's Who in the World 2000.

General:

The owner began planting azaleas, rhododendrons, and boxwoods almost 50 years ago. The owner learned how to apply Asian principles to gardening from a visiting Japanese landscape designer about 20 years ago. Flowering shrubs and trees are kept to a minimum. The goal of the garden is to incorporate the Zen aesthetics of self-discipline and austerity. Two acres of moss are intersected by over 1,400 feet of winding gravel trails and an INGA strolling path. The garden features bridges, dry "waterfalls" and stonework. There are also six gates to the garden, each with its own symbolism.

A person associated with the garden includes: Hiroshi Makita (designer-carpenter, 1981-1986).

Related Materials:

Dans La Foret related holdings consist of 1 folder (10 35 mm. slides and 3 col. 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 -- Pennsylvania -- Collegeville  Search this

Collection Citation:

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.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, File PA627

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The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Pennsylvania

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6fe99c891-196f-44c6-99e0-28553d61fd7e

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref16447

Former owner:

Lloyd, John  Search this

Wagener, Adam  Search this

Lytle, Hays  Search this

Lytle, Letty  Search this

Follansbee, John H. Jr.  Search this

Architect:

Labarthe, Jules  Search this

Landscape architect:

Marshall, Melissa  Search this

Liberto, Richard  Search this

Horticulturist:

Liberto, Richard  Search this

Benusa, Joy  Search this

Designer:

Schenck, Mikell  Search this

Gardener:

Skalski, Chuck  Search this

Skalski, Elaine  Search this

Mason:

Lombardi, Dave  Search this

Arborist:

Miller, Stephen W.  Search this

Provenance:

Garden Club of Allegheny County  Search this

Installers:

Kutchko Nursery, Inc.  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Place:

Smith Garden (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)

United States of America -- Pennsylvania -- Allegheny -- Pittsburgh

Scope and Contents:

The folder includes worksheets and photocopies of articles.

General:

Installation of the Smith Garden was begun in 2011 on the two-acre property with a new L-shaped house and a smattering of mature trees; in 2013 this garden won their local Great Gardens Contest Large Garden Category award. Ornamental trees including holly, hemlock, Japanese maples, dogwood, serviceberry, spruce, oaks and pines were added to the standing white oak, beech, white pines, maples, tulip poplar, oaks and cucumber magnolia after other diseased and dead trees had been removed. The upper garden directly behind the house is entered through an arbor decked with rose and clematis. The center circle of lawn is surrounded by sun-loving perennials including day lilies, phlox, iris, and peonies. Throughout the garden there are repeated stands of smoke bush, lilacs, landscape roses, David Austin roses trained on obelisks and trimmed blue spruce with holly borders. Stands of holly and red twig dogwood create winter interest. Blue stone steps lead to the main patio and pergola; garden beds in this area are planted with dwarf conifers, sedums, spring bulbs, a succulent garden with a fountain, and a blue bush clematis the owner has moved from one garden to another for many years. On the lower elevation the shade garden has oak leaf hydrangea, hemlock, hostas, bleeding heart, spreading English yews, viburnum, rhododendron, spiraea, mountain laurel and buckeye.

Opposite the house across the driveway there is a stand of white pines with a mass of sumac for fall color. The walkway to the front door is composed of large flagstones that are permeable since underground springs have created problems in this garden. Planted areas with wet feet had to be raised. A bio-retention swale at a lower elevation planted with swamp white oak, bald cypress and other water tolerant plants collects the storm water run-off from the house and driveway. More property was purchased in 2013: close to one-half acre that was formerly woodlands but was inundated with wild rose, grape vine, honeysuckle, poison ivy and other invasive plants. This eyesore on the approach to the house was reforested with mostly native woody plants and herbaceous perennials, a wood chip walkway, wildflower meadow, wetland plants by a stream and grasses in the twenty foot set-back along the road required for utilities. Altogether 66 trees, 12 evergreens and 70 shrubs were planted, including beech, red maple, river birch, hawthorn, redbud, swamp azalea, dogwood, holly, and conifers. The wildflower meadow with coneflower, false indigo, bergamot, and aster attracts birds, honey bees and butterflies. Comprising the ground layer under the trees and shrubs are native plants including lobelia, swamp hibiscus, fern, and milkweed.

Persons associated with the garden include John Lloyd (former owner); Adam Wagener (former owner, 12/31/1883- ); Hays and Letty Lytle (former owners, 12/01/1925-); John H. Follansbee, Jr. (former owner, 2/20/1961-); Jules Labarthe, The Design Alliance (architect, 2009-2011); Melissa Marshall, MTR (landscape architect, 2009-2010); Richard Liberto (garden design and horticulturist, 2013-2015); Mikell Schenck (designer, 2008-2012); Joy Benusa (horticulturist, 2008-); Chuck and Elaine Skalski (gardeners, 2008-); Dave Lombardi (stone mason, 2008-); Stephen W. Miller, Bartlett Tree (arborist, 2009-); Kutchko Nursery & Eisler Landscapes (installation, 2010-2015).

Related Materials:

Smith Garden related holdings consist of 1 folders (35 digital images)

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 -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh  Search this

Collection Citation:

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.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, File PA170

See more items in:

The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Pennsylvania

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6bbe90a62-5d0e-4263-8815-81ce188edbb0

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref16542

Former owner:

Scaife, Jenny Boyle  Search this

Scaife, Marvin F.  Search this

Krieger, Karl F.  Search this

Krieger, Janet F.  Search this

Gray, Edna  Search this

Landscape architect:

Sturgeon, Everett  Search this

Owner:

Macpherson, Trevor  Search this

Macpherson, Antonia  Search this

Horticulturalist:

Burgess, Joseph O.  Search this

Landscape designer:

Morton, Burt  Search this

Provenance:

Garden Club of Allegheny County  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Place:

Reverie (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)

United States of America -- Pennsylvania -- Allegheny -- Pittsburgh

Scope and Contents:

The folder includes worksheets, photocopy of an article, and other information.

General:

From the street one can tell that Reverie was the work of a creative gardener: the yew hedges have been sculpted in a crenellated pattern. A flagstone walkway leads to the house with garden beds on either side containing ferns, ivy, toadflax and pachysandra ground covers, boxwoods and other evergreen shrubs. To one side the driveway is studded with cobblestone patches, and on the other side there is a moss garden with shade-loving perennials and shrubs including hosta and bleeding heart, hydrangeas, hollies and mountain laurel. Creeping thyme with a pink flower was used extensively as a ground cover in the entry garden, and boulders were placed around the perimeter. The gardens behind the two-story stucco house are entered through a wrought iron gate. A patio was laid with three large sandstones and randomly placed cobbles. Stone and cobble walkways lead to different parts of the garden and ground covers grow over and around the walkways. Further down in the garden there is a large rectangular koi pond flanked by two pergolas with espaliered fruit trees. A small cobblestone patio was installed next to the garage. Additional straight line hedges marking off garden beds are clipped in button and cloud patterns. In all the garden areas perennials, ground covers and evergreen and deciduous shrubs are featured.

The previous owners created this garden beginning in the 1970s with the help of landscape architect Burt Morten. In 2009, the owners worked with Joseph Burgess, a horticulturist to make changes and as employed help managing the pond for koi, gold fish, frogs and plants. The owners have made every effort to maintain the symmetry of the garden.

Persons associated with the garden include Marvin F. and Jenny Boyle Scaife (former owners, 1916-1923); John F. and Rachel Mellon Walton (former owners, 1924-1929); Gladys D. Ober (former owner, 1929-1960); James and Edna Gray (former owners, 1960-1970); Karl F. and Janet F. Krieger (former owners, 1970-2007); Burt Morton (landscape designer, 1970s); Trevor and Antonia Macpherson (2007- ); Everett Sturgeon (designer of lily pond and pergola, 1987); Joseph O. Burgess (horticulturalist, 2002- ).

Everett Sturgeon designed the lily pond and pergola.

Related Materials:

Reverie related holdings consist of 1 folder (16 digital images)

See others in:

Garden Club of American collection, ca. 1920- [ongoing].

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 -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh  Search this

Collection Citation:

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.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, File PA690

See more items in:

The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Pennsylvania

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb68efdccd4-6100-487a-8946-90c120e11d9f

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref16551

Former owner:

United States. Army. Corps of Engineers  Search this

Chimel, Stanley  Search this

Fahey, James P.  Search this

Rogers, Bryan  Search this

Rice, Cynthia  Search this

Creator:

Friday's Perennials  Search this

Kubrick brothers Garden Center  Search this

Zero Fossil  Search this

Landscape architect:

Plumline Nursery  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Digital images

Place:

Choderwood (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)

United States of America -- Pennsylvania -- Allegheny County -- Pittsburgh

Scope and Contents:

26 digital images, 1 DVD and 1 file folder.

General:

The foursquare house on this ¾-acre property was built circa 1908 by the U.S. Army corps of engineers to be used by one of two lockmasters, preferably with large families, employed to maintain busy locks 24/7 on the Allegheny River. The federal government provided some landscaping in the 1930's and 1940's, and there is photographic evidence of a vegetable garden. There were mature white pine, catalpa, river birch, ash and silver maple and stands of invasive Japanese knotweed when the current owners began developing gardens in 2001. The entrance garden behind a nine-foot tall wooden fence was built first, with an arched wooden bridge over a bubbling waterfall and fish pond with koi, shaded by two river birches, a dwarf Japanese maple, oakleaf hydrangea, azaleas, and an understory of Solomon's seal, Japanese painted fern, hellebores and hosta. The shabby chic garden is more formal with intersecting boxwood hedges edging beds of flowering shrubs, roses, bulbs and perennials. The focal point is a two-level cement fountain set in another koi pond with a nearby statue of St. Francis of Assisi. A collection of stone statues of Buddha and a hot tub, with shade perennials and a view of the Allegheny River comprise the Buddha bed. The dam wall garden features an arbor created from fallen branches, stone steps descending 20 feet with ground cover, ferns and daylilies planted on the hillside, a fire pit on the riverbank but no vegetation on the dredged river sand and gravel.

On the main level there is a swimming pool inside a pool house/greenhouse with a retractable roof. Its shady garden has ferns, liriope, spotted dead nettle, ornamental grasses, heuchera, hosta, Joe Pye weed, a meandering stream and another pond with koi and ducks. The pool house walk has a wisteria-covered pergola and birdhouses. The gathering garden has a meditation hut cantilevered over the riverbank with plantings of hydrangea, mountain laurel, hosta, hellebores, astilbe, bellflowers, Japanese anemone and blueberry bushes shaded by white pine. The sunny farm or potager is comprised of raised beds separated by gravel walkways planted with perennial flowers, herbs, vegetables and rhubarb from grandmother's garden. Additional outbuildings include a chicken house with chickens free to roam, a duck house and a shed with solar panels that provide electricity for these buildings.

Choderwood is located between a defunct short line railroad and the Allegheny River, an urban oasis in a formerly industrial location, and is a certified wildlife habitat. The owners have participated in garden tours and host events as well as lodgers on two riverboats.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (former owners, 1908-1957); Stanley Chimel (former owner, 1957-1992); James P. Fahey (former owner, 1992-1994); Bryan Rogers and Cynthia Rice (former owners, 1994-2000); Friday's Perennials (entrance ponds and gardens, 2001); Kubrick brothers Garden Center (stone steps, potager beds, 2002); Plumline Nursery (pond designer and builder); Zero Fossil (garden shed solar panels, 2014)

Plumline Nursery designed the pond.

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 -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh  Search this

Genre/Form:

Digital images

Collection Citation:

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.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, File PA839

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The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Pennsylvania

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb63b5fd47d-3a78-4af8-8cab-4d495fad8fa6

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref32756

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

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.

Collection Citation:

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.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, File PA734

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The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Pennsylvania

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6176069cc-f1fb-46ad-ad99-e9356d998461

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref16428

Former owner:

Conger, Fred  Search this

Conger, Betty  Search this

Landscape designer:

Gale, Charles H.  Search this

Architect:

Brumbaugh, G. Edwin  Search this

Milner, John  Search this

Landscape architect:

Peck, Frederick W. G.  Search this

Owen B. Schmidt & Sons  Search this

Provenance:

Huntingdon Valley Garden Club  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Place:

Hidden Glen Farms (Meadowbrook, Pennsylvania)

United States of America -- Pennsylvania -- Montgomery County -- Abington Township -- Meadowbrook

Scope and Contents:

The folder includes a worksheet, a copy of the garden plan, and three photos of the original Charles H. Gale installation from ca. 1983 (two of the same view). The garden is noted for its incorporation of colonial (eighteenth-century) design elements in a contemporary setting.

General:

"This garden was designed to enhance an eighteenth-century landscape and house setting. Landscape architect Charles H. Gale, Sr., was inspired by the architectural and horticultural research done at Colonial Williamsburg. He created a half acre of colonial gardens terraced to separate the formal flower and herb garden from the vegetable and fruit garden. The upper tier is in geometric subdivisions using English boxwood to edge and enclose spring bulbs, annuals, biennials, and perennials. Included are lilies, aquilegia, digitalis, delphinium, coreopsis, gallardia, phlox, astilbe, stokesia, Shasta daisies, yarrow, candytuft, alyssum, veronica, comfrey, and medicinal as well as cooking, and sweet-smelling herbs, the latter lining one side of the garden fence.

In each of the four geometric shapes is a five-foot, classical lead statue made in England. . . . The center circle has an eighteenth-century sundial. Fieldstone retaining walls, which contain the hill, and a sitting niche and bench with herbs underfoot utilize eighteenth-century ideas of garden construction. The vegetable and fruit garden, four stone steps down, is bordered on two sides by espaliered dwarf apple trees and grape vines. The small hill on the side of the steps is covered with lilies and strawberries. In one corner the fences join a garden tool house, which has a cedar shingled roof to match the family house and pool house roofs. Williamsburg clay birdhouses hang from one side of this house. The sheep pasture is adjacent to the garden. Fields and lower orchard go behind the garden. The tennis court,pool, woods and creek follow the lawns to the right."

Persons associated with the property include: Fred and Betty Conger (former owners, 1937-1963); Frederick W. G. Peck (landscape designer, 1967); Charles H.Gale (landscape architect, 1982); G. Edwin Brumbaugh (architect, 1937, 1966, 1969); Owen B. Schmidt & Sons (landscape architects, 1968); and John Milner (architect, 1981 and 1989).

Related Materials:

Hidden Glen Farms related holdings consist of 1 folder (24 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:

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 -- Pennsylvania -- Meadowbrook  Search this

Collection Citation:

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.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, File PA348

See more items in:

The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Pennsylvania

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6e17a8764-cb6a-458f-af3b-2de77a1eb025

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref16429

Former owner:

Conger, Fred  Search this

Conger, Betty  Search this

Architect:

Brumbaugh, G. Edwin  Search this

Milner, John  Search this

Landscape designer:

Gale, Charles H.  Search this

Landscape architect:

Peck, Frederick W. G.  Search this

Owen B. Schmidt & Sons  Search this

Provenance:

Huntingdon Valley Garden Club  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Place:

Hidden Glen Farms (Meadowbrook, Pennsylvania)

United States of America -- Pennsylvania -- Montgomery County -- Abington Township -- Meadowbrook

Scope and Contents:

The folder includes a worksheet, a copy of the garden plan, and three photos of the original Charles Gale installation from ca. 1983 (two of the same view).

General:

Like its neighbor, Hidden Glen Farms (PA348), Hidden Glen features design work by landscape designer Charles Gale. Although a basic garden was in place at the time of Gale's 1983 design, he incorporated the vegetable garden into the overall site plan, while adding a side garden and improving planting around the foundation of the house. Folk art ornaments and sculptures of birds and animals accented the plant material. The garden is noted for its incorporation of colonial (eighteenth-century) design elements in a contemporary setting.

Persons associated with the property include: Charles Gale (landscape designer, 1982); G. Edwin Brumbaugh (architect, 1937, 1966, 1969); Owen B. Schmidt & Sons (landscape architects, 1968); and John Milner (architect, 1981 and 1989).

Related Materials:

Hidden Glen related holdings consist of 1 folder (24 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:

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 -- Pennsylvania -- Meadowbrook  Search this

Collection Citation:

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.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, File PA350

See more items in:

The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Pennsylvania

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb62609258f-998f-4ccb-b3bc-3f68e278b360

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref16430

Landscape architect:

Krager, Robert H.  Search this

Provenance:

Huntingdon Valley Garden Club  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Place:

Top of the Hill (Abington, Pennsylvania)

United States of America -- Pennsylvania -- Montgomery County -- Abington Township

Scope and Contents:

The folder includes a work sheet, and site plan.

General:

This garden is designed to have year-round interest. Focus begins with azaleas, dogwood and wisterias, then to an enclosed vegetable and cutting garden, and then to early fall daylilies and hybrid lilies.

Persons and organizations associated with the garden include: Archibald Todd Johnson, Esq. (former owner, 1928); Gilbert High, Sr. (former owner, 1948); Wesley Lesher Blithe (architect, 1928); and Robert H. Krager (landscape architect).

Related Materials:

Top of the Hill related holdings consist of 1 folder (10 35 mm. slides)

Collection Restrictions:

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Collection Rights:

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Topic:

Gardens -- Pennsylvania -- Abington  Search this

Collection Citation:

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.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, File PA646

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The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Pennsylvania

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb646d3984c-de88-4ad4-be93-9ff3f2b18b05

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref16431

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Place:

Dawesfield (Ambler, Pennsylvania)

United States of America -- Pennsylvania -- Montgomery County -- Ambler

Scope and Contents:

The folder includes a worksheet and brief descriptions.

General:

The stone house of Dawesfield was built in 1728. It was the scene of the court-martial and acquittal of General Anthony Wayne and served as George Washington's temporary headquarters in 1777. The flower and vegetable gardens antedate the American Revolution. A high stone wall encloses the garden on the north end. On the lower side, a long path leads down between box hedges. A broad terrace extends along the upper portion of the garden; and the vista is terminated by a small garden house. The property, up to 1929, passed from mother to daughter for eight generations. National Register site 03/29/1991 91000318.

Persons and organizations associated with the garden include: James Cheston, IV. (former owner); Mr. and Mrs. George J. Cooke (former owner).

Related Materials:

Dawesfield related holdings consist of 1 folder (2 35 mm. slides)

Additional images located in General Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia.

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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Topic:

Gardens -- Pennsylvania -- Ambler  Search this

Collection Citation:

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.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, File PA014

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Archives of American Gardens

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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb657fb1363-cda7-41a8-bdb6-b48a70e1c95c

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref16432

Former owner:

Kline, C. Mahlon  Search this

Landscape architect:

Gale, Charles H.  Search this

Gale, Charles H., Jr.  Search this

Sculptor:

Hostetler, David  Search this

Harris, Allen  Search this

Provenance:

Wissahickon Garden Club  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Place:

Forge Farm (Ambler, Pennsylvania)

United States of America -- Pennsylvania -- Montgomery County -- Ambler

Scope and Contents:

The folder includes worksheets, site plans and other information.

General:

Originally part of the Dawsfield plantation this property was divided into 15 acres of farmland and named Forge Farm in 1953. The first gardens were established in 1958. A portion of the farm was subsequently sold and. Forge Farm consists of 3.2 acres. There is a driveway leading to a courtyard with flagpole and Zelcova trees. Nearby is a boxwood garden with a sculpture by David Hostetler. Rose and herb gardens are located next to the house. Near the pool area is a Allen Harris sculpture of the goddess Diana with climbing 'New Dawn' roses. Dogwood trees and spring bulbs grace the northwest corner of the property along with perennial beds. The woodland garden at the back of the property serves as the backdrop for the birding garden which features birdhouses, feeders and birch trees with many seasonal bird attracting plants. A stucco-tree lined wall borders the west side of the property. The east side has a barn and Juniper hedge tunnel leading to vegetable gardens where fruit trees, roses, strawberries and vegetables grow. Next to the garden is a pasture for sheep to graze.

Persons associated with the garden and site include: C. Mahlon Kline (former owner, 1946-1967), Charles H. Gale, (landscape architect, 1983-1998), Charles H. Gale, Jr., (landscape designer 1983-present), David Hostetler (sculptor) and Allen Harris (sculptor).

Related Materials:

Forge Farm related holdings consist of 1 folder (15 35 mm. slides (photographs))

See others in:

Forge Farm, 2007-2008.

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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Topic:

Gardens -- Pennsylvania -- Ambler  Search this

Collection Citation:

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.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, File PA671

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Archives of American Gardens

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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb69925ea75-f2f0-427e-951d-0c2e13d825ee

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref16433

Landscape designer:

Doering, Alice  Search this

Former owner:

Harvey, Edward  Search this

Clark, Charles J. Jr  Search this

Burpee, George  Search this

Jackson, Joseph M.  Search this

Architect:

Milner, John  Search this

Provenance:

The Weeders  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Place:

Tunnel Farm (Ambler, Pennsylvania)

United States of America -- Pennsylvania -- Ambler

Scope and Contents:

The folder includes worksheets articles and lists of notable plants and shrubs.

General:

Located on approximately 24 acres, the property was named Tunnel Farm as a nod to a tunnel built for an extension of the North Pennsylvania Rail Road which opened in Gwynedd in 1856. Local red Triassic sandstone was used to build a two bay, two story gable roof house fronting the road. The house retained the footprint with minor alterations until ca.1930 when Mr. and Mrs. Edward Harvey added a keeping room and bedroom. Tunnel Farm was maintained as working farm until the 1950s and is currently a gentleman's farm with barn, other outbuildings and gardens. Many efforts have been made to preserve open space near Tunnel Farm including deeding over half of the property to the Natural Lands Trust as an easement. Tunnel Farm is a rare example of a country farm with extensive open land, a pond, stream, woodlands and gardens in an ever-growing suburban environment. The original farmhouse was built in approximately 1783.

Other features of the garden include beehives, birdbaths, cisterns, ha has, herb garden, native plant gardens, vegetable garden, walled gardens, woodland gardens and an orchard.

Persons and groups associated with the garden include: Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Harvey (former owners, 1926-1945), Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Clark, Jr. (former owners, 1945-1954), Mr. and Mrs. George B. Burpee (former owners, 1954-1957), Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Jackson (former owners, 1957-1961), Alice Doering (landscape designer, 1984-1994) and John D. Milner (architect, 1991).

Related Materials:

Tunnel Farm related holdings consist of 1 folder (26 digital images)

See others in:

Garden Club of American collection, ca. 1920- [ongoing].

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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Topic:

Gardens -- Pennsylvania -- Ambler  Search this

Collection Citation:

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.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, File PA697

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Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6680b3e20-7bc7-4461-9406-2e95f5534e2c

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref16434

Creator:

Harmony Society  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Place:

Pennsylvania -- Ambridge

Old Economy Village (Ambridge, Pennsylvania)

United States of America -- Pennsylvania -- Beaver County -- Ambridge

Scope and Contents:

The folder includes a worksheet and articles.

General:

The Harmony Society was founded in the early 18th century by George Rapp. He and his followers founded a community called "Economy" about eighteen miles from Pittsburgh. A large garden was laid out behind the leader's house. The geometric forms of the house are carried out in the garden beds. The property became the custody of the Harmony Society Historical Association and has been administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission since 1919. The site "Old Economy Village" consists of 18 of the original town built between 1824 and 1831.The Garden Club of Allegheny County had charge of the garden.

Persons associated with the garden include:

Related Materials:

Old Economy Village related holdings consist of 1 folder (2 glass lantern 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:

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 -- Pennsylvania -- Ambridge  Search this

Collection Citation:

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.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, File PA005

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Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb64b9ff2cf-6ab7-42ab-8c04-283e6509ebc6

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref16435

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

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.

Collection Citation:

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.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, File PA036

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Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb68b049474-7b4a-45d5-97e5-321edbdfb7ee

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref16436

Former owner:

Stout, C. Frederick C., Mrs.  Search this

Landscape architect:

Sears, Thomas Warren, 1880-1966  Search this

Architect:

Sellers, Horace  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Place:

Stout Garden (Ardmore, Pennsylvania)

United States of America -- Pennsylvania -- Montgomery County -- Ardmore

Scope and Contents:

The folder includes a worksheet and copies of articles.

General:

"The place, consisting of about four acres, is on a sloping piece of ground ...On going through the house one comes out onto a broad paved terrace from which is revealed a view over the descending landscape. Just below the terrace one sees a small garden containing attractive large box bushes and a small pool. This garden is reached by two small flights of steps which split around a small wall fountain, which in turn supplies the pool in the center of the garden...The boundaries of the property are so well screened that the whole place has much privacy and great unity...The most striking thing, horticulturally...is the great amount of broad-leaved evergreens..." (Sears 1929)

Thomas W. Sears was LA for tennis court, pool and upper garden.

Persons and organizations associated with the garden include: Mrs. Frederick C. Stout (former owner); Thomas W. Sears (landscape architect); and Horace Sellers (architect).

Related Materials:

Stout Garden related holdings consist of 2 folders (3 35 mm. slides and 8 photoprints)

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J. Horace McFarland Collection, 1900-1961

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 -- Pennsylvania -- Ardmore  Search this

Collection Citation:

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.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, File PA037

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Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6666f283b-7ae2-49ab-8b95-132641e21311

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref16437

Former owner:

Sears, Thomas Warren, 1880-1966  Search this

Landscape architect:

Sears, Thomas Warren, 1880-1966  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Place:

Sears Garden (Ardmore, Pennsylvania)

United States of America -- Pennsylvania -- Montgomery County -- Ardmore

Scope and Contents:

The folder includes worksheets and photocopies of articles.

General:

Thomas Warren Sears (b.1880-1966) was a landscape architect who said his own garden in Ardmore, Pennsylvania was his favorite, and the formal style of his garden became his trademark design for private residences. The garden center was a sunken rectangular lawn, surrounded by low stone walls, terraces and flagstone walkways that were planted with a mixture of shrubs, perennial flowers, and ground covers, and separated from the stone house by a screen of trees. A tall stone wall at the end of the garden had a fountain inset.

Thomas Sears' formal garden was planted with more than fifty varieties of French lilacs, peonies and irises.

Sears was among the first landscape architects with a formal education, receiving the BS degree from the Lawrence Scientific School at Harvard University in 1906. During his professional career as a landscape architect Sears worked primarily in Maryland, North Carolina, New York, and Pennsylvania. He designed private gardens in the style of his own: sunken rectangular lawns with perennial and shrub borders that surmounted low walls and steps. Among his prominent commissions were Reynolda, home of tobacco magnate R. J. Reynolds, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where the formal gardens Sears laid out in 1916 were later added to the campus of Wake Forest University; the amphitheater at Swarthmore College in 1942; Balmuckety in Pikesville, Maryland, placed on the Baltimore County Historic register in 1988; and the restoration of the Colonial Revival gardens at Pennsbury in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Sears was also known for his published photographs of gardens and natural settings in the US and other countries.

Persons associated with the garden include Thomas Warren Sears (former owner and landscape architect, ca.1930?-1960s) and Ella D. Finney (former owner, ca. 1930s?-1960s?).

Related Materials:

Sears Garden related holdings consist of 1 folder (43 glass plate negatives and photographic prints)

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J. Horace McFarland Collection, 1900-1961

Thomas Warren Sears photograph collection, 1900-1966.

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 -- Pennsylvania -- Ardmore  Search this

Collection Citation:

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.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, File PA088

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Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6df8ed8b0-3640-4dc9-bc81-1b92bc2e4c99

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref16438

Former owner:

Craig, John  Search this

Biddle, Nicholas, Mrs., 1786-1844  Search this

Biddle, Charles J. (Charles John), 1819-1873  Search this

Architect:

Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820  Search this

Walter, Thomas Ustick, 1804-1887  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Place:

Andalusia (Bensalem, Pennsylvania)

United States of America -- Pennsylvania -- Bucks County -- Bensalem Township -- Bensalem

Scope and Contents:

The folder includes a worksheet; brief descriptions; and web pages from www.philadelphiabuildings.org.

General:

Andalusia is a National Historic Landmark. The main portion of Andalusia was built in 1794-1795 by John Craig as a summer residence for his wife and daughter. The latter became Mrs. Nicholas Biddle. In 1833, the "Big House" was built with Grecian porticoes--the porticoes being an exact copy of the Greek temple of Neptune at Paestum in Italy. The garden was famous for its grapes grown in forcing houses designed by Thomas U. Walter. The Biddle family harvested grapes from the hothouses until the 1870's. The estate also became known as an experimental farm. The first Guernsey cattle were brought to Andalusia. A 20th century feature of the grounds is the Green Walk with ornamental dwarf evergreens. According to the "List of Gardens of the Members of the Garden Club of America," 1921, Andalusia was typed as an old-fashioned walled garden with specialties being wisteria and white hawthorn trees.

Persons associated with the garden include: John Craig (former owner, 1794-1811); Mrs. Nicholas Biddle (Jane Craig) (former owner, 1814); Charles J. Biddle (former owner); Benjamin Latrobe (architect, 1800); and Thomas U. Walter (architect of Greek Revival additions and Gothic "ruin," 1811).

Related Materials:

Andalusia related holdings consist of 1 folder (5 glass lantern slides and 4 35 mm. slides)

Architectural plans located at John M. Dickey Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia.

Registered by HABS (Historic American Building Survey): PA-1248-B.

Additional images located at Mellor, Meigs & Howe Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia.

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J. Horace McFarland Collection, 1900-1961.

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 -- Pennsylvania -- Bensalem  Search this

Collection Citation:

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.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, File PA007

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Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb652900920-1a7b-40cc-a423-34a48adabcd6

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref16439

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

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.

Collection Citation:

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.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, File PA342

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The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Pennsylvania

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6add3d710-6144-4bd0-8f6d-c7825d69e241

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref16440

Former owner:

Haskell, Harry G. Mrs  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Place:

Pennsylvania -- Chadds Ford

Hill Girt Farm (Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania)

United States of America -- Pennsylvania -- Delaware County -- Chadds Ford

Scope and Contents:

The folders include a worksheet.

General:

Persons and organizations associated with the garden include: Harry G. Haskell (former owner) and L. W. Leavitt, Jr. (landscape architect).

Related Materials:

Hill Girt Farm related holdings consist of 1 folder (3 glass lantern slides and 1 35 mm. slide)

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 -- Pennsylvania -- Chadds Ford  Search this

Collection Citation:

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.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, File PA010

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The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Pennsylvania

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6a83366d6-6baa-46a8-9663-7853a4246233

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref16442

Former owner:

Rea, Henry R.  Search this

Garden designer:

Hiss & Weekes  Search this

Artist:

Frishmuth, Harriet W.  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Place:

Farmhill (Sewickley, Pennsylvania)

United States of America -- Pennsylvania -- Delaware County -- Chadds Ford

Scope and Contents:

The folder includes a worksheet and brief descriptions.

Of the 25 35 mm. slides, one is a duplicate of a glass lantern slide; ten from Arnold "Pleasures at Farmhill," 1937; five from Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation; three from Van Trump Archive, Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation; two from Country Life, September 1928; and four taken by Molly Adams, 1986.

General:

"The main garden is on the south side of the house. A tapis vert leads to a marble fountain and stone balustrade overlooking a lower level and an old wellhead. Beyond, a pergola, covered with climbing roses, affords a...view of the Ohio River...On each side of the wellhead terrace are flower-bordered grass panels leading, on the west, to a croquet court and indoor swimming pool; on the east, to a small enclosed garden with a bronze, designed by Harriet W. Frishmuth." (The Garden Club of America Annual Meeting, 1948). Current information on this property is unknown.

Persons and organizations associated with the garden include: Mrs. Henry Robinson Rea (former owner); William Ross Proctor (architect, 1898); MacClure and Spahr (architects of additions); Hiss and Weekes (architects and garden designers); and Alexander Davidson (superintendent).

Related Materials:

Farmhill related holdings consist of 1 folder (3 glass lantern slides and 25 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:

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 -- Pennsylvania -- Sewickley  Search this

Collection Citation:

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.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, File PA012

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The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Pennsylvania

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb665409b56-2c85-4a75-9588-62996e00459c

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref16443