Object Details
Landscape architect
Sears, Thomas Warren, 1880-1966
Photographer
Sears, Thomas Warren, 1880-1966
Former owner
Gerry, Peter Goelet, 1879-1957
Gerry, Mathilde Scott Townsend, 1885-1949
Collection Creator
Sears, Thomas Warren, 1880-1966
Sears & Wendell
Olmsted Brothers
Harvard University
American Society of Landscape Architects
Collection Citation
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Thomas Warren Sears photograph collection.
Scope and Contents
The file includes 1 photograph album and a folder with information about Peter Goelet Gerry and the property.
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General
This site was the home of Peter Goelet Gerry and his first wife Mathilde Townsend Gerry (later Welles). Gerry was a prominent attorney who would serve several terms as a United States senator. The album includes 20 images taken in the summer of 1914 and another 20 that were probably taken later that year. Renovation and construction was under way in the summer and the later photographs document some of the completed work, which probably featured Sears designs. Stone work near the house, including an elevated terrace, took advantage of views across broad expanses of lawn toward nearby coastal waters.
Persons associated with the site include Thomas W. Sears (landscape architect and photographer, 1914) and Peter Goelet Gerry and Mathilde Townsend Gerry (former owners, 1914).
Place
Gerry Garden (Warwick, Rhode Island)
United States of America -- Rhode Island -- Kent County -- Warwick
Topic
Gardens -- Rhode Island -- Warwick
Landscape architect
Sears, Thomas Warren, 1880-1966
Photographer
Sears, Thomas Warren, 1880-1966
Former owner
Gerry, Peter Goelet, 1879-1957
Gerry, Mathilde Scott Townsend, 1885-1949
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Thomas Warren Sears photograph collection
Thomas Warren Sears photograph collection / Series 1: Photographic Images / United States / Rhode Island
Archival Repository
Archives of American Gardens
Identifier
AAG.SRS, File RI207
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.
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Record ID
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