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Former Jay Thompson Residence

Smithsonian Gardens

Object Details

Landscape architect

John Bentley Assoc., Inc.

Collection Creator

Garden Club of America

Collection Citation

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
sova.aag.gca_ref15790

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6fc25a99b-c780-434e-9e3a-2c6994087606

General

The house was built in 1840 on 300 acres. In 1920, the house was enlarged, swimming pool added, and landscape improved. Formal gardens were not a part of the landscape. The estate was subdivided from 300 acres; and consisted of ten acres in 1975. In 1975, the pool was rehabilitated with a large terrace, bathhouse and wetbar facilities. "Improvements were made to produce an established appearance, rather than display newness and new materials." (Bentley, 1980)
Person(s) associated with the property include: John Benley Associates (landscape architect, 1975-1986).

Place

Ohio -- Cincinnati
United States of America -- Ohio -- Hamilton County -- Cincinnati

Topic

Spring
Azaleas
Flagstone
Garden lighting
Ivy
Garden structures

Landscape architect

John Bentley Assoc., Inc.

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The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Gardens / Ohio / OH085: Cincinnati -- Former Jay Thompson Residence

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

1985.

Archival Repository

Archives of American Gardens

Identifier

AAG.GCA, Item OH085001

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.

Bibliography

Garden published in John Alden Bentley, "Redesigning an 1840 Estate For Expanded Entertaining", in Landscape Architecture, March 1980, pp.158-161.

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_ref15790
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6fc25a99b-c780-434e-9e3a-2c6994087606
AAG.GCA
AAG

Record ID

ebl-1643208220039-1643210184723-0

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