United States of America -- Virginia -- Loudoun County -- Leesburg
Scope and Contents:
The folder includes worksheets and photocopies of articles about the property.
General:
A 600 acre farm with limestone outcroppings, with a Federal period plantation house and outbuilding (originally slave quarters) built in 1822 by General George Rust. The garden includes a wide lawn planted with shrubbery and old trees. The limestone outcroppings were interplanted with iris, daffodils and wild columbine and bordered by a formal garden.
General George Rust purchased the property and built the house in 1822. The property went to his son, Colonel Armistead Thomson Mason Rust, who died in 1887, leaving Rockland to his second wife, Ida Lee Rust and fourteen children, including Edwin, who enlarged the property around 1908. The slave quarters were converted to a guest house, and later a dower house.
Persons associated with the garden include George Rust (former owner, 1822), Mr. and Mrs. Armistead Thomson Mason Rust and Ida Lee Rust (former owners, 1887) and Rust family descendents.
Related Materials:
Rockland related holdings consist of 1 folder (3 3x4 in. glass lantern slides)
Collection Restrictions:
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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.
United States of America -- Virginia -- Richmond County -- Richmond
Scope and Contents:
Folder includes a work sheet.
General:
The Country Club includes three golf courses and a plantation house. The original Westhampton Course was built in 1908 according to a design by Herbert Barker. It was renovated by golf course architect Fred Findlay in 1931.
The slide shows a surry and a flower cart stopped on a road. A boy and a man hold the reigns of the horses.
Related Materials:
Country Club of Virginia related holdings consist of 1 folder (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:
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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.
United States of America -- Maryland -- Queen Anne's County -- Centreville
Scope and Contents:
The folder includes worksheets, photocopies of articles and books concerning the house and property's colonial history, and an article and write-up of the current garden's history.
General:
Reed Creek Farm is a historic property comprised of 190 acres with an 18th century Colonial mansion site located on Maryland's Eastern Shore. The walled garden, designed by former owner Marcia R. Simmons along with landscape architect Barbara Paca (ASLA), complements the style of the house and was inspired by the gardens at Hadspen, an 18th century country estate in England. The color scheme emphasizes apricot and periwinkle flowers using plant material appropriate to the location. A tall brick wall and gates designed by Philip Logan protect the garden from strong winds off the Chesapeake Bay and keep animals out. Work was started in 2000 by defining geometric flower beds that are connected by goosefoot paths. The beds are planted in perennial and annual flowers, including lilies, lavender, crocosmia, scabiosa, hibiscus, peonies and roses. Flowers and flowering shrubs are planted densely in the beds to create an English cottage garden effect and to reduce the intrusion of weeds.
The walled garden extends from one side of the main house and two formal kitchen gardens hedged with boxwood sit in front of the house. A folly outside the walled garden was built from soil that was removed to install French drains, and was planted with lavender and poppies along a winding path that leads to a curved bench at the summit. The view from the folly includes Chesapeake Bay and the agricultural fields and orchards that comprise the rest of the property.
Former owner and garden designer Marcia R. Simmons (d. 2006) was interred in the garden wall. The garden is being maintained in her memory.
Landscape designer Barbara Paca owns the design firm Preservation Green; architect Philip Logan works at the firm.
Persons associated with the garden include Solomon Wright (1655-1717, patented and surveyed land, 1685); Colonel Thomas Wright (builder of house, circa 1775); members of the Wright family (former owners, 1685 -1960); Bradford Smith family (former owners, 1960-1996); Marcia and Raymond Simmons (former owners, 1996-2004); Barbara Paca, PhD., ASLA (landscape architect, 1999-present); Philip Logan (designer of wall and gate, 1999-2000); Marcia R. Simmons (garden designer, 1999-2006); Jeff Beall (caretaker of garden, 1986-present).
Related Materials:
Reed Creek Farm related holdings consist of 1 folder (16 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:
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Sponsor:
A project to describe images in this finding aid received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care Initiative, administered by the National Collections Program.
United States of America -- Maryland -- Prince George's County -- Bladensburg
Date:
1950
Local Call Number(s):
11516
General:
Riversdale is a five-part neoclassical plantation house. Remains of circular serpentine ramp.
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Sponsor:
A project to describe images in this finding aid received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care Initiative, administered by the National Collections Program.
United States of America -- Maryland -- Harford County -- Monkton
Date:
1948
General:
A pond and a white gazebo was designed and built by Mr. Constable. Harmony Hall, and 18th century plantation house features a octagonal garden.
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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Sponsor:
A project to describe images in this finding aid received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care Initiative, administered by the National Collections Program.
United States of America -- Maryland -- Harford County -- Monkton
Date:
1948
General:
A pond and a white gazebo was designed and built by Mr. Constable. Harmony Hall, and 18th century plantation house features a octagonal garden.
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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Sponsor:
A project to describe images in this finding aid received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care Initiative, administered by the National Collections Program.
United States of America -- Georgia -- Liberty County -- Riceboro
Date:
1930 Mar.
General:
These palms are all that remain to mark the original alignment of the front facade of the plantation house.
Collection Restrictions:
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Sponsor:
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United States of America -- Georgia -- Liberty County -- Riceboro
Date:
1930 Mar.
Local Call Number(s):
GA127009, 12574
General:
Camellia 'alba plena' - one of Le Conte's original collection. 87 years old when photo was taken; measured 16" at the base. Marks site of original garden. Two palms behind framed and marked alignment of great facade of the plantation house.
Collection Restrictions:
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Sponsor:
A project to describe images in this finding aid received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care Initiative, administered by the National Collections Program.
United States of America -- Mississippi -- Jefferson County -- Fayette
Date:
1999 Mar.
Collection Restrictions:
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Sponsor:
A project to describe images in this finding aid received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care Initiative, administered by the National Collections Program.
United States of America -- Mississippi -- Jefferson County -- Fayette
Date:
2000 Mar.
Collection Restrictions:
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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.
The glaze recipes in the studio practice files are access restricted; written permission is required to view these documents. Contact Reference Services for more information.
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Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Toshiko Takaezu papers, circa 1925-circa 2010. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation and the Alice L. Walton Foundation.