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New York -- Mount Vernon Hotel Museum and Gardens

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New York -- Mount Vernon Hotel Museum and Gardens
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Object Details

Landscape architect

Ireys, Alice Recknagel, 1911-2000
Cattell, Mary Deputy

Collection Creator

Adams, Molly, 1918-2003

Collection Citation

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Maida Babson Adams American garden collection.

Scope and Contents

The folders include worksheets and other information.
sova.aag.adm_ref1357

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb614782998-3efc-481e-b0a6-2a0ddac92110

General

Formerly known as the Abigail Adams Smith Museum, this site is located on East 61st Street in New York City and was once part of a 23-acre estate. Following the acquisition of the property by the Colonial Dames of America in 1933, landscape architect Mary Deputy Cattell was commissioned to design an 18th-century style garden that featured espaliered ivy trained on fences, and plant material, bulbs, and flowering shrubs typical of that period. Some years later, following expansion of the site through the purchase of an adjacent building, the garden was redesigned by Alice Recknagel Ireys into its present form.
Persons associated with the garden include: Mary Deputy Cattell (landscape architect, 1930s); and Alice Recknagel Ireys (landscape architect).

Place

Mount Vernon Hotel Museum and Gardens (New York, New York)
United States of America -- New York -- New York

Topic

Gardens -- New York -- Manhattan

Landscape architect

Ireys, Alice Recknagel, 1911-2000
Cattell, Mary Deputy

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Maida Babson Adams American garden collection.
Maida Babson Adams American garden collection. / Series 1: Garden Images / New York

Archival Repository

Archives of American Gardens

Identifier

AAG.ADM, File NY407

Type

Archival materials

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 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.

Related Materials

Mount Vernon Hotel Museum and Gardens related holdings consist of 2 folders (5 120 mm. slides and 1 black and white photoprint)

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Garden Club of America Collection, ca. 1920-[ongoing].
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Record ID

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