Object Details
Landscape architect
Coffin, Marian Cruger, 1876-1957
Former owner
Du Pont, Henry Francis, 1880-1969
Du Pont, H. A. (Henry Algernon), 1838-1926
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 worksheets, copies of correspondence, photocopies of articles about the garden (including one with a plan of the garden), and other information.
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General
The gardens at Winterthur complement the museum that shares its name and reflect the aesthetic sensibilities of Henry Francis du Pont, founder of the Winterthur Museum, and his father, Henry A. du Pont. Naturalistic and woodsy in style, they feature a wide range of garden ornaments. Including over 200 acres of display gardens, Winterthur is renowned for its spring azalea displays, as well as rhododendron and woodland flowers. Millions of naturalized bulbs may be found in the area called the March Walk. The plant collection, which includes a wide range of specimens, was gathered from throughout the United States, England, and France. This is truly one of America's outstanding gardens.
Persons associated with the garden include: Henry Francis du Pont (founder and former owner, 1927-1969); Henry A. du Pont (former owner, 1902-1926); and Marian Cruger Coffin (landscape architect, before 1957).
Place
Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum Gardens (Del.)
United States of America -- Delaware -- New Castle County -- Winterthur
Topic
Gardens -- Delaware -- Winterthur
Landscape architect
Coffin, Marian Cruger, 1876-1957
Former owner
Du Pont, Henry Francis, 1880-1969
Du Pont, H. A. (Henry Algernon), 1838-1926
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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 DE002
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.
Bibliography
Garden has been featured in Bonnie J. S. Day, "Winterthur's Furnished Gardens," The Kennett Paper, July 7, 1988, p. 17.
Garden has been featured in Margaret Hensel, article in Horticulture, April 1985, pp. 18-31.
Garden has been featured in Southern Accents Press, Gardens of the South (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1985), p. 137.
Garden has been featured in "The Idealized American Farm," Gardens & Countrysides, VI, No. 2 (July 1990).
Garden has been featured in Merrill Folsom, Great American Mansions and Their Stories (New York: Hastings House, 1963), pp. 93-100.
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.
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