Object Details
Owner
Townsend, John Barnes, Mrs.
Landscape architect
Paul, Oglesby
Nurserymen
Lewis & Valentine Company
Landscape architect
Paul And Ford
Architect
Eyre, Wilson, 1858-1944
Collection Creator
McFarland, J. Horace (John Horace), 1859-1948
American Rose Society
Collection Citation
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, J. Horace McFarland Company Collection.
Scope and Contents note
The folders include work sheets and copies of articles. Three 35 mm. slides are not catalogued.
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Former Title
Montrose
General note
Under the ownership of Mr. and Mrs. John Townsend, the property covered about 36 acres. It was planned and planted by Oglesby Paul in 1915. The property was sold in 1977 to Sun Co. for use as a management training center for the company and its subsidiaries. Additional buildings were erected on the site. In 1998, Villanova University bought the site and renamed it The Villanova Conference Center.
Persons and organizations associated with the garden include: Mr. and Mrs. John Barnes Townsend (former owners, 1914-?); Oglesby Paul (landscape architect); Wilson Eyre (architect); Sun Company (former owner, 1977-1998); and Villanova University (owner, 1998-present).
Place
United States of America -- Pennsylvania -- Delaware County -- Radnor
Montrose (Radnor, Pennsylvania)
Topic
Gardens -- Pennsylvania -- Radnor
Owner
Townsend, John Barnes, Mrs.
Landscape architect
Paul, Oglesby
Nurserymen
Lewis & Valentine Company
Landscape architect
Paul And Ford
Architect
Eyre, Wilson, 1858-1944
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J. Horace McFarland Company collection
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Archival Repository
Archives of American Gardens
Identifier
AAG.MCF, File PA048
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.
Bibliography
Garden featured in Louise Bush-Brown and James Bush-Brown, Portraits of Philadelphia Gardens (Philadelphia: Dorrance and Company, 1929) pp. 115-117.
Garden featured in AIA/T-Square Yearbook (1915), p. 181 .
Garden featured in James Boyd, ed., Dorothy Mallet-Prevost Cloud, in A History of The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (Philadelphia: The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, 1929) pp. 447-448.
Existence and Location of Originals note
The original glass lantern image of PA048001 is located at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Philadelphia, PA.
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.
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Record ID
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