Object Details
Former owner
Iasigi, Amy Gore
Iasigi, Oscar
Architect
Longfellow, Alexander W., 1854-1934
Gardener
Donaldson, William T.
Garden designer
Lowell, Guy
Provenance
Lenox Garden Club
Collection Creator
Garden Club of America
Collection Citation
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
sova.aag.gca_ref18646
General
Described in 1914 as an estate of 50 acres in Stockbridge. Included numerous flower gardens enclosed by hedges of hemlocks and hornbeam. The formal gardens were designed by Guy Lowell and the original building, burned to the ground in 1954, was designed by A. W. Longfellow in 1889.
Place
Clover Croft (Stockbridge, Massachusetts)
United States of America -- Massachusetts -- Berkshire County -- Stockbridge
Topic
Gardens -- Massachusetts -- Stockbridge
Former owner
Iasigi, Amy Gore
Iasigi, Oscar
Architect
Longfellow, Alexander W., 1854-1934
Gardener
Donaldson, William T.
Garden designer
Lowell, Guy
Provenance
Lenox 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.
Extent
1 Photograph (lantern slide, hand-colored, 3.25 in. x 4in.)
Date
[between 1914 and 1949?]
Archival Repository
Archives of American Gardens
Identifier
AAG.GCA, Item MA625002
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
Featured in "Transactions of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society for the year 1914," page 264.
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_ref18646
Large EAD
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AAG
Record ID
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