Object Details
Former owner
Lee, Kendall
Creator
Ball family
Lee family
Former owner
Du Pont, Alfred I.
Du Pont, Jessie Ball
Collection Creator
Hollerith family
Collection Photographer
Hollerith, Lucia Beverly, 1891-1982
Collection Creator
Hollerith, Herman, 1860-1929
Collection Photographer
Hollerith, Nannie Talcott, 1898-1985
Hollerith, Virginia
Collection Creator
Garden Club of America
Georgetown Garden Club
Collection Citation
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Hollerith Family Slide Collection.
Scope and Contents
The folder includes a worksheet and photocopies of articles and book excerpts about the site.
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General
Named for a home of the Lee family near Oxford, England, the Ditchley estate was settled in the 17th century on the Northern Neck of Virginia and looks out onto the Chesapeake Bay. The present mansion was built in 1752 by Kendall Lee. From 1651 on the property was owned only by members of the Lee and Ball families, direct descendants of Colonel Richard Lee, who received the original land grant. Ditchley was purchased In 1935 by Alfred I. du Pont and his wife, the former Jessie Ball. Spacious grounds with traditional plantings surround the house. The property is listed on the Historic American Buildings Survey.
Persons associated with the garden include: Kendall Lee (former owner, c. 1752); the Lee family (former owners, 1651- ?); the Ball family (former owners, 1651- ?); Alfred I. du Pont (former owner, 1935); and Jessie Ball du Pont (former owner, 1935- ?).
Place
Ditchley (Ditchley, Virginia)
United States of America -- Virginia -- Northumberland County -- Ditchley
Topic
Gardens -- Virginia -- Ditchley
Former owner
Lee, Kendall
Creator
Ball family
Lee family
Former owner
Du Pont, Alfred I.
Du Pont, Jessie Ball
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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.HOL, File VA181
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 The Garden Club of Virginia Journal, XXXIII, No. 1 (January-February 1988), p. 17.
Garden has been featured in Frances Archer Christian and Susanne Williams Massie, Homes and Gardens in Old Virginia (Richmond: Christian and Massie, Inc., 1962), pp. 155-157.
Garden has been featured in The Garden Club of Virginia Journal, XXIX, No. 1 (January-February 1984), cover and p. 5.
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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Record ID
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