United States of America -- Delaware -- New Castle County -- Montchanin
Scope and Contents:
The folders include worksheets, a garden features description, a reference in the Garden Club of America publication from 1963 and a citation for a thesis on the Du Pont family's involvement in the Brandywine Valley.
General:
When purchased in c.1928, the estate was a working farm. The estate has since evolved to include a water garden, greenhouses, a grape arbor, rose and peony gardens, vegetable and cutting gardens, native plantings, and fountains.
Persons and firms associated with the site and garden include: H. A. du Pont (former owner); James Thompson (architect of original house); Noel Chamberlin (landscape designer, 1927); Marian Cruger Coffin (tree peony garden designer, c. 1950); and Victorine & Samuel Homsey, Inc. (architects of later addition).
Related Materials:
Applecross related holdings consist of 3 folders (38 35 mm. slides)
See others in:
American Gardens 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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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.
