Object Details
Landscape architect
Reid, Allan Himes
Landscape designer
McGowan, William C., Jr.
Horticulturist
McGowan, William C., Jr.
Managers
McGowan, William C., Jr.
Provenance
Hillsborough Garden Club
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 work sheet, narrative description, and site plan.
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General
The living room door of the French Normandy house leads to this stroll garden with its series of "rooms," each designed for special seasonal interest by Landscape Architect Allen Himes Reid; many of the planting areas have been re designed by garden manager, William C. McGowan, Jr. The central area features a terrace and an allee-culminating in the statue of "Dancing Boy." A view of the terrace provides star jasmine, scillia white azaleas and pots of tulips. Continuing on are gravel paths leading to the tea house with a rhododendron border, cutting garden, and a rose garden.
Persons and organizations associated with the property: Mr. and Mrs. Mysell (former owners, prior to 1936); Miss Virginia Mysell (former owner); Allan Himes Reid (landscape architect, 1965-1986); and William C. McGowan, Jr. (landscape designer, horticulturist, garden manager, 1978-2003).
Place
Mrs. Brayton Wilbur Garden (Hillsborough, California)
United States of America -- California -- San Mateo County -- Hillsborough
Topic
Gardens -- California -- Hillsborough
Landscape architect
Reid, Allan Himes
Landscape designer
McGowan, William C., Jr.
Horticulturist
McGowan, William C., Jr.
Managers
McGowan, William C., Jr.
Provenance
Hillsborough 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.
Custodial History
The Hillsborough Garden Club facilitated the submission of this garden's documentation.
Archival Repository
Archives of American Gardens
Identifier
AAG.GCA, File CA448
Type
Archival materials
Collection Rights
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Record ID
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