Object Details
Former owner
Logan, James
Logan, William
Landscape architect
Wright, Letitia
Slide manufacturer
Van Altena, Edward
Collection Creator
Garden Club of America
Collection Citation
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Scope and Contents
Folder includes worksheet and copy of article.
sova.aag.gca_ref16923
General
Stenton was built in 1730 by James Logan, William Penn's provincial secretary. In 1860, the estate, as descibed by Sidney George Fisher, was "rather farmlike than villalike. There is no 'high-keeping,' no well-rolled gravel roads, nicely cut edges, parterres of flowers..." Stenton is now owned by the City of Philadelphia. The interior of the house was restored by the Pennsylvania Society of the Colonial Dames.
Persons associated with the garden and property include James Logan (former owner, 1730); William Logan (former owner); and Letitia Wright (landscape architect).
Mount reads: "Edward Van Altena, 71-79 W. 45th St., N.Y.C."
Historic plate number: "56."
Historic plate caption: "Stenton.[text not legible]."
Place
Stenton (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
United States of America -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia County -- Philadelphia
Topic
Formal gardens
Flower beds
Houses
Gardens -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Former owner
Logan, James
Logan, William
Landscape architect
Wright, Letitia
Slide manufacturer
Van Altena, Edward
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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.
Extent
1 Photograph (lantern slide, hand-colored, 3.25 x 4 in.)
Date
[between 1914 and 1949?]
Archival Repository
Archives of American Gardens
Identifier
AAG.GCA, Item PA002001
Type
Archival materials
Photographs
Lantern slides
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 has been featured in Alice G. B. Lockwood, ed. and comp., Gardens of Colony and State, Vol. 1 (New York: C. Scribner's Sons for the Garden Club of America, 1931-1934), pp. 366-368. Image on page 367.
Garden featured in "Nineteenth Century Gardens: Old-Fashioned, Picturesque & Beautiful, or Suburban," Germantown Green: A Living Legacy of Gardens, Orchards, and Pleasure Grounds (Publication of The Wyck Association, The Germantown Historical Society, The Maxwell Mansion, May 1982); 14.
Genre/Form
Lantern slides
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_ref16923
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Record ID
ebl-1643208220039-1643210185983-2