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Radnor -- Sunnybrook

Smithsonian Gardens

Object Details

Landscape architect

Sears, Thomas Warren, 1880-1966

Architect

Brockie, Arthur
Eyre, Wilson, 1858-1944

Landscape architect

Eyre, Wilson, 1858-1944

Former owner

Poole, Maynard
Clothier, Melinda A. (Mrs. Isaac H. Clothier, Jr.), d. 1968

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 a worksheet and copies of articles.
sova.aag.gca_ref16558

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6f03b9ced-7ddb-40ed-9591-196140978237

General

"The house is immediately on the road, the lawn sloping upward behind it. Good landscape work has made of the natural contours and fine trees a place of beauty and interest. There are both formal and informal gardens and an al-fresco roof garden." (Garden Club of America, Twenty-fifth Annual Meeting Booklet)
Persons and organizations associated with the garden include: Mr. and Mrs. Isaac H. Clothier, Jr. (former owners. 1903-1964); Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Poole (former owners, 1964-?); Thomas W. Sears (landscape architect); Arthur Brockie (architect); and Wilson Eyre (architect).

Place

Sunnybrook (Radnor, Pennsylvania)
United States of America -- Pennsylvania -- Delaware County -- Radnor

Topic

Gardens -- Pennsylvania -- Radnor

Landscape architect

Sears, Thomas Warren, 1880-1966

Architect

Brockie, Arthur
Eyre, Wilson, 1858-1944

Landscape architect

Eyre, Wilson, 1858-1944

Former owner

Poole, Maynard
Clothier, Melinda A. (Mrs. Isaac H. Clothier, Jr.), d. 1968

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The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Gardens / Pennsylvania

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.

Archival Repository

Archives of American Gardens

Identifier

AAG.GCA, File PA047

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. 171-174. Garden featured in Landscape Architecture Quarterly; April 1938, p. 122.

Existence and Location of Originals

The original glass lantern images of PA047001-PA047002 are located at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Philadelphia, PA.
Images PA047012-PA047023 were taken from stereographs.

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.

Related Materials

Sunnybrook related holdings consist of 3 folders (15 35 mm. slides and 9 photoprints)
Additional images located in Pew Museum Loan - Radnor Historical Society Collection, Athenaeum of Philadelphia
Additional images located in Wilson Eyre Collection, Architectural Archives of the University of Pennsylvania.

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J. Horace McFarland Collection, 1900-1961.
AAG.GCA_ref16558
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6f03b9ced-7ddb-40ed-9591-196140978237
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AAG

Record ID

ebl-1643208220039-1643210186122-1

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