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Hampton-Preston House & Garden

Smithsonian Gardens

Object Details

Creator

Chicora College for Women
Hall, Ainsley
Hamptons, Wade, General
Hampton, Mary Cantey

Landscape architect

Dargan, Hugh

Architect

Yates & Phillips

Creator

Preston, John
Moses, Emma
Ursulines
Womens College
Edward Pinckney/Associates

Collection Creator

Garden Club of America

Collection Citation

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
sova.aag.gca_ref12716

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6e86b7342-1701-4c6f-8b35-bcb4ee160341

General

The house was constructed in 1818 and today is a reminder of the ante-bellum society. The property was restored and Mary Cantey Hamptons Garden was recreated. Hugh Dargan, a landscape architect, spent three years monitoring the process of landscape restoration. View taken in 1890's when it used to be a Women's college. Unknown source for 35-mm slide.

Place

Hampton-Preston House and Garden (Columbia, South Carolina)
United States of America -- South Carolina -- Richland County -- Columbia

Topic

Spring
Colleges
Parterres
Walkways
Restoration
Houses
Women
Gardens -- South Carolina -- Columbia

Creator

Chicora College for Women
Hall, Ainsley
Hamptons, Wade, General
Hampton, Mary Cantey

Landscape architect

Dargan, Hugh

Architect

Yates & Phillips

Creator

Preston, John
Moses, Emma
Ursulines
Womens College
Edward Pinckney/Associates

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The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Gardens / South Carolina / SC032: Columbia -- Hampton-Preston House and Garden

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.

Extent

1 Slides (photographs) (col.)

Date

1890

Archival Repository

Archives of American Gardens

Identifier

AAG.GCA, Item SC032006

Type

Archival materials
Slides (photographs)

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.
AAG.GCA_ref12716
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6e86b7342-1701-4c6f-8b35-bcb4ee160341
AAG.GCA
AAG

Record ID

ebl-1643208220039-1643210186748-1

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