Object Details
Former owner
Sherwin, Henry Alden
Sherwin, Belle, 1868-1955
Sherwin, Prudence
Landscape architect
Olmsted Brothers
Provenance
Shaker Lakes Garden Club
Collection Creator
Garden Club of America
Collection Citation
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Scope and Contents
The folder includes worksheets, correspondence, and other information.
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General
Winden was originally the country residence of the founder of the Sherwin- Williams Company, Henry Alden Sherwin, and was later the home of his daughters Belle and Prudence Sherwin. The grounds were designed by the Olmsted Brothers firm of Boston around 1915. A series of garden rooms were fitted into different levels on a hillside and combined effects from both English and Italian gardens. Included were flower gardens, walls, terraces, stairways, water features, meadows, and arbors leading to the site of a working farm. The gardens fell into decline by the early 1960s and had vanished by the 1970s. An office complex was built on the site where the original house stood.
Persons and firms associated with the property include: Henry Alden Sherwin (former owner, 1898-1916); Belle Sherwin (former owner, before 1955); Prudence Sherwin (former owner); and Olmsted Brothers (landscape architects, ca. 1915).
Place
Winden (Willoughby, Ohio)
United States of America -- Ohio -- Lake County -- Willoughby
Topic
Gardens -- Ohio -- Willoughby
Former owner
Sherwin, Henry Alden
Sherwin, Belle, 1868-1955
Sherwin, Prudence
Landscape architect
Olmsted Brothers
Provenance
Shaker Lakes Garden Club
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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.
Custodial History
Shaker Lakes Garden Club facilitated the submission of this garden's documentation.
Archival Repository
Archives of American Gardens
Identifier
AAG.GCA, File OH187
Type
Archival materials
Collection Rights
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Collection Restrictions
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Record ID
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