Object Details
Former owner
Short, William Col
Higginbotham, David
Marshall, Samuel H. Mrs
Stone, Charles Mr Ms
Stone, Whitney Mr Mrs
Landscape architect
Flanders, Annette Hoyt
Collection Creator
Garden Club of America
Collection Citation
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Scope and Contents
Folders include work sheets and copies of articles.
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General
The gardens seen today began in the 1890s. A restoration project for the gardens began in 1926 with Annette Hoyt Flanders of New York as the landscape architect. Morven's gardens are made up of several areas in order to break up the expanse of lawn. Wall and hedges of boxwood and euonymus enclose different portions of the garden. Flower beds are laid out in regular patterns.
Persons associated with the property include: Colonel William Short (former owner, 1796-1813); Martin Thacker (builder); David Higginbotham (former owner); Samuel H. Marshall (former owner); Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stone (former owners, 1926); Mr. and Mrs. Whitney Stone (former owners); Annette Hoyt Flanders (landscape architect, 1920's); and Thomas Thacker (gardener).
Place
Virginia -- Charlottesville
Morven (Charlottesville, Virginia)
United States of America -- Virginia -- Charlottesville
Topic
Gardens -- Virginia -- Charlottesville
Former owner
Short, William Col
Higginbotham, David
Marshall, Samuel H. Mrs
Stone, Charles Mr Ms
Stone, Whitney Mr Mrs
Landscape architect
Flanders, Annette Hoyt
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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 VA025
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 Frances Archer Christian and Susanne Williams Massie, eds., Homes and Gardens in Old Virginia, (Richmond, Virginia: Garrett and Massie, Incorporated, 1962), pp. 449-453.
Garden featured in Elizabeth Murray, "History in Bloom," in Southern Accents (February 1991), p. 70.
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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Record ID
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