Object Details
Landscape architect
Blossom, Harold Hill, 1879-1935
Owners
United States. National Park Service
Collection Creator
Garden Club of America
Collection Citation
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Scope and Contents
MA179042-MA179047, taken in 1988 by Anne Wardell, are close-ups of irises.
The folders include worksheets, inventories of images, a typed copy of a 1925 planting plan, and copies of articles.
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Varying Form
Minute Man National Historical Park
Stedman Buttrick Estate
Reproduction Note
35 mm. slides MA179001-MA179021 are images or copies of photographs, plans, or transparencies.
General
Mr. and Mrs. Stedman Buttrick developed extensive perennial gardens with irises being emphasized. Several acres of land were terraced with iris, peonies, hemerocallis, lilies, phlox, and other perennials. There were nearly 200 varieties of bearded irises. Many of Buttrick's white and blue varieties were displayed in American and British flower shows. In the 1950s, National Geographic published a feature article on the gardens. In 1965, the National Park Service bought the property and are currently in a state of disrepair.
Persons associated with the garden include: Mr. and Mrs. Stedman Buttrick (former owners, ca. 1925-1965); National Park Service (present owners, 1965-present); James Purdon (architect, ca. 1911); Charles Wheeler (landscape designer, 1911); and Harold Blossom (landscape designer, 1923 and 1925).
Place
Buttrick Mansion (Concord, Massachusetts)
United States of America -- Massachusetts -- Middlesex County -- Concord
Topic
Gardens -- Massachusetts -- Concord
Landscape architect
Blossom, Harold Hill, 1879-1935
Owners
United States. National Park Service
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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.
Archival Repository
Archives of American Gardens
Identifier
AAG.GCA, File MA179
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 National Geographic, May 1959.
Garden featured in "A New England Perennial Garden," Better Homes and Gardens America's Gardens (New York: Meredith Press, 1964).
Existence and Location of Originals
The majority of originals belong to Minute Man National Historical Park and the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. Two 35 mm. slides are copies of 4 x 5 transparencies taken by Molly Adams.
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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