Object Details
Garden designer
Poinier, Lois W.
Former owner
Bumsted, Roy R., Jr.
Bumsted, Anne Halbach
Collection Garden designer
Poinier, Lois W.
Wodell, Helen Page
Cottrell, Lois Page
Collection Citation
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Lois W. Poinier slide collection.
Scope and Contents
The folder includes worksheets and additional information.
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General
This garden on Wells Lane in Short Hills, dating to 1960-61, was one of two gardens designed by Lois W. Poinier for the Roy R. Bumsted family. The second was NJ324 (No. 2). It is possible that Garden No. 1 was designed for Roy R. Bumsted, Sr. It has been clearly documented that No. 2 was designed for Anne Halbach Bumsted and Roy R. Bumsted, Jr., although they may have also been the owners of Garden No. 1. Mrs. Bumsted, Jr. was the daughter of Ernest K. Halbach, who in 1948 had married Poinier's mother, Helen Page Wodell. For NJ392 a tree-shaded, natural surface outdoor seating area was constructed at the back of the house and a variety of plantings--azaleas, evergreens, rhododendrons, and perennials--were installed. The house may have been sold shortly after the landscaping work was completed because Lois Poinier designed NJ324 for the Bumsteds, on Stewart Road, around 1963-64. Or, it may have remained the property of Roy R. Bumsted, Sr.
Persons associated with the garden include: Lois Poinier (garden designer, 1960-61), Anne Halbach Bumsted and Roy Remmey Bumsted, Jr. (former owners?, ca. 1960-61) and Roy Remmey Bumsted, Sr. (former owner?).
Place
Bumsted Garden (No. 1) (Short Hills, New Jersey)
United States of America -- New Jersey -- Essex County -- Short Hills
Topic
Gardens -- New Jersey -- Short Hills
Garden designer
Poinier, Lois W.
Former owner
Bumsted, Roy R., Jr.
Bumsted, Anne Halbach
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Lois W. Poinier slide collection
Lois W. Poinier slide collection / Series 1: Design work / 1.4: New Jersey
Archival Repository
Archives of American Gardens
Identifier
AAG.PNR, File NJ392
Type
Archival materials
Collection Rights
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Collection Restrictions
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Record ID
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