Object Details
Landscape architect
Chamberlin, Noel
Coffin, Marian Cruger, 1876-1957
Architect
Thompson, James
Former owner
Du Pont, H. A. (Henry Algernon), 1838-1926
Architect
Victorine & Samuel Homsey, Inc.
Provenance
Garden Club of Wilmington
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 worksheets, a garden features description, a reference in the Garden Club of America publication from 1963 and a citation for a thesis on the Du Pont family's involvement in the Brandywine Valley.
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General
When purchased in c.1928, the estate was a working farm. The estate has since evolved to include a water garden, greenhouses, a grape arbor, rose and peony gardens, vegetable and cutting gardens, native plantings, and fountains.
Persons and firms associated with the site and garden include: H. A. du Pont (former owner); James Thompson (architect of original house); Noel Chamberlin (landscape designer, 1927); Marian Cruger Coffin (tree peony garden designer, c. 1950); and Victorine & Samuel Homsey, Inc. (architects of later addition).
Place
Applecross (Montchanin, Delaware)
United States of America -- Delaware -- New Castle County -- Montchanin
Topic
Gardens -- Delaware -- Montchanin
Landscape architect
Chamberlin, Noel
Coffin, Marian Cruger, 1876-1957
Architect
Thompson, James
Former owner
Du Pont, H. A. (Henry Algernon), 1838-1926
Architect
Victorine & Samuel Homsey, Inc.
Provenance
Garden Club of Wilmington
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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
Garden Club of Wilmington facilitated the 2002 submission of this garden's documentation.
Archival Repository
Archives of American Gardens
Identifier
AAG.GCA, File DE020
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
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Record ID
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