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Kensington

Smithsonian Gardens

Object Details

Architect

Hill & Lee

Creator

Singleton, Richard, Colonel
Singleton, Richard, Jr
Hamer, Robert
Lanhams

Director

Boyd, Ralph

Collection Creator

Garden Club of America

Collection Citation

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
sova.aag.gca_ref12770

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb696e4e105-5340-4363-831c-dd2601441a9c

General

The remnants of a formal garden include two rows of magnolia trees. The garden was centered around a circular plot planted with roses and bordered by boxwood hedges. House was originally on Bluff above Waterlee River. Some of these camellias are still in place.

Place

South Carolina -- Columbia
United States of America -- South Carolina -- Richland County -- Columbia

Topic

Spring
Porticoes
People
Costume
Latticework
Balustrades
Houses

Architect

Hill & Lee

Creator

Singleton, Richard, Colonel
Singleton, Richard, Jr
Hamer, Robert
Lanhams

Director

Boyd, Ralph

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The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Gardens / South Carolina / SC055: Columbia -- Kensington

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

1849

Archival Repository

Archives of American Gardens

Identifier

AAG.GCA, Item SC055003

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_ref12770
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb696e4e105-5340-4363-831c-dd2601441a9c
AAG.GCA
AAG

Record ID

ebl-1643208220039-1643210186758-0

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