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Oyster Bay -- Hillside Farm

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Oyster Bay -- Hillside Farm
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Object Details

Provenance

North Country Garden Club of Long Island

Collection Creator

Garden Club of America

Collection Citation

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.

Scope and Contents

The folders include a work sheet and features plan.
sova.aag.gca_ref27015

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6861b5803-131c-4425-aa37-36678b9ce1f0

General

The 27-acre property features a "very old" wisteria arbor next to an in-ground steel swimming pool; an allee of Bradford pears; and a man-made pond, which previously served as the swimming pool. The garden also includes an English-type rose garden and a Dutch-influenced perennial/vegetable garden. According to the owner's son, Mr. John Minturn was responsible for all the major landscaping of Hillside Farm: gardens, ponds, woods, and the rhododendron collection brought from North Carolina.
Persons and organizations associated with the garden include: Mr. John Minturn (former owner, 1920s); Gus Rausch (superintendent/horticulturist, 1920s-1930s); Robert Bellois (superintendent/horticulturist, 1959-1979); Allen Bellois (superintendent/horticulturist, 1979-2003); and Amand Bellois (superintendent/horticulturist, 2003-present).

Place

Hillside Farm (Syosset, New York)
United States of America -- New York -- Nassau County -- Oyster Bay -- Syosset

Topic

Formal gardens
Rose gardens
Gardens -- New York -- Syosset

Provenance

North Country Garden Club of Long Island

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The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Gardens / New York

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 North Country Garden Club of Long Island facilitated the submission of this garden's documentation.

Archival Repository

Archives of American Gardens

Identifier

AAG.GCA, File NY862

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.

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.

Related Materials

Hillside Farm related holdings consist of 1 folder (14 35 mm. slides)
AAG.GCA_ref27015
Large EAD
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6861b5803-131c-4425-aa37-36678b9ce1f0
AAG.GCA
AAG

Record ID

ebl-1643208220039-1643210183636-0

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