Object Details
Former owner
Walkley, Raymond L.
Douglass, William E.
Architect
Townsend, C. F.
Former owner
Watson, William W.
Watson, Elizabeth
Roberts, Earl B.
Roberts, Eleanor
Designer
Balmori, Diana
Provenance
Garden Club of New Haven
Collection Creator
Garden Club of America
Collection Citation
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
sova.aag.gca_ref21598
General
"Stylish gate; front yard fence; precise placement of raised beds for color have revived an old town garden. Mature trees have been retained. Wisteria and Japanese Maples now skillfully pruned. Flowering trees and shrubs have been added. The three distinct areas relate spatially to house, greenhouse and garage. The larger central garden spreads across the driveway with the form of the sculpted trio of Japanese Maples as its main focus."
Persons associated with the property include: C. F. Townsend (architect in 1915); Raymond L. Walkley (former owner in 1915); Earl B. and Elizabeth Roberts (former owner from 1949 to 1958); William W. and Elizabeth Watson (former owner from 1958 to 1990); William E. Douglass (former owner in 1915); Diana Balmori (landscape designer); Jennifer Radford (photographer).
Place
College Woods (New Haven, Connecticut)
United States of America -- Connecticut -- New Haven County -- New Haven
Topic
Gardens -- Connecticut -- New Haven
Former owner
Walkley, Raymond L.
Douglass, William E.
Architect
Townsend, C. F.
Former owner
Watson, William W.
Watson, Elizabeth
Roberts, Earl B.
Roberts, Eleanor
Designer
Balmori, Diana
Provenance
Garden Club of New Haven
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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.
Custodial History
The Garden Club of New Haven facilitated the submission of this garden's documentation.
Archival Repository
Archives of American Gardens
Identifier
AAG.GCA, File CT191
Type
Archival materials
Collection Rights
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Collection Restrictions
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Record ID
ebl-1643208220039-1643210177907-1