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Owner:
Clothier, Melinda A. (Mrs. Isaac H. Clothier, Jr.), d. 1968  Search this
Clothier, Isaac H., Jr., 1875-1961  Search this
Landscape architect:
Sears, Thomas Warren, 1880-1966  Search this
Architect:
Eyre, Wilson, 1858-1944  Search this
Creator:
Brockie, Arthur  Search this
Former owner:
Poole, Maynard  Search this
Collection Creator:
McFarland, J. Horace (John Horace), 1859-1948  Search this
American Rose Society  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Place:
United States of America -- Pennsylvania -- Delaware County -- Radnor
Sunnybrook (Radnor, Pennsylvania)
Scope and Contents note:
The folder includes a worksheet and copies of articles.
General note:
"The house is immediately on the road, the lawn sloping upward behind it. Good landscape work has made of the natural contours and fine trees a place of beauty and interest. There are both formal and informal gardens and an al-fresco roof garden." (Garden Club of America, Twenty-fifth Annual Meeting Booklet)
Persons and organizations associated with the garden include: Mr. and Mrs. Isaac H. Clothier, Jr. (former owners. 1903-1964); Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Poole (former owners, 1964-?); Thomas W. Sears (landscape architect); Arthur Brockie (architect); and Wilson Eyre (architect).
Related Archival Materials note:
Additional images located in Pew Museum Loan - Radnor Historical Society Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia
Additional images located in Wilson Eyre Collection, Architectural Archives of the University of Pennsylvania.
See others in:
Garden Club of America Collection, ca. 1920-[ongoing].
Holdings:
Sunnybrook related holdings consist of 3 folders (15 35 mm. slides and 9 photoprints)
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 -- Radnor  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, J. Horace McFarland Company Collection.
Identifier:
AAG.MCF, File PA047
See more items in:
J. Horace McFarland Company collection
J. Horace McFarland Company collection / Series 1: Garden Images / United States / Pennsylvania
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6a0af5f0a-3391-4997-988e-4533d4c4b30f
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-mcf-ref14338