Object Details
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 site plan.
sova.aag.gca_ref20281
Former Title
High Oaks.
Reproduction Note
NJ198001-NJ198005 are copies of black and white photographs from the 1920s.
General
Originally around 75 acres, the garden was established in 1913. The first owners lived there until the stock market crash. There were large vegetable and fruit garden to the righ of the tennis court with a huge asparagus bed, currants, raspberries, strawberries, and gooseberries. Pink cement walkways surrounded the house and pink steps led up to the glassed-in porch. Thomas Keating changed the name of the garden to "High Oaks." Much of the property was later developed. A house now exists on the former tennis court.
Persons associated with the property include: William H. Campbell (former owner, 1913-1929); and Thomas Keating (former owner, 1929-?).
Place
Hillcrest (Watchung, New Jersey)
United States of America -- New Jersey -- Somerset County -- Watchung
Topic
Gardens -- New Jersey -- Watchung
Sunken gardens
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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 NJ198
Type
Archival materials
Collection Rights
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Collection Restrictions
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AAG.GCA_ref20281
Large EAD
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AAG
Record ID
ebl-1643208220039-1643210182474-1