Object Details
Landscape architect
Shipman, Ellen Biddle, 1869-1950
Former owner
Mead, George Houk, Mrs.
Provenance
Dayton 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 and magazine and newspaper articles.
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General
Little Woods is an intimate flower garden consisting of descending terrace garden with a wall of Ohio and Indiana limestone. It was not designed to be a showplace, but rather a welcoming area for famiy and friends to congregate and enjoy the outdoors. The property included fountains, tennis and squash courts, riding stables, and a peach orchard. A spring garden contained bulbs, red bud, primrose and marquerites among boxwood borders. After many owners, the garden were not maintained and the stables, pool, and tennis courts became unusable. In 2005, the property was subdivided and a road was installed. The original home is being restored. The terrace garden immediately behind the home and the front yard are all that is left of the property.
Persons and firms associated with the garden include: George H. and Elsie Mead (former owners, 1923-1961); and Ellen Biddle Shipman (landscape architect, 1923).
Place
Little Woods (Dayton, Ohio)
United States of America -- Ohio -- Montgomery County -- Dayton
Topic
Gardens -- Ohio -- Dayton
Landscape architect
Shipman, Ellen Biddle, 1869-1950
Former owner
Mead, George Houk, Mrs.
Provenance
Dayton 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
The Dayton Garden Club updated the submission information in 2006.
Archival Repository
Archives of American Gardens
Identifier
AAG.GCA, File OH006
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 Hazel E. Cummin, "What Constitutes a Good Garden," in House Beautiful (March 1931).
Garden featured in Judith Tankard, The Gardens of Ellen Biddle Shipman (Sagapress, December 1966), p. 215.
Garden featured in Bev Todd, "The Little Woods," in Life With Style in Dayton and the Miami Valley, Vol. 1 Issue 3 2005, pp. 32-34.
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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