Object Details
Creator
Sears, Thomas Warren, 1880-1966
Hunnewell, Horatio Hollis
Hunnewell, Isabella Pratt
Hunnewell, Walter
Hunnewell, Maria Luisa
Walter Hunnewell Pinetum
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.
sova.aag.srs_ref5429
General
Hunnewell Pinetum was built in 1854 with many fine views of Wellesley lake. The property is 40 acres and has a collection of rhododendrons, mostly hybrids. The Italian Garden included topiary that sloped down to Lake Waban.
Image from Henderson's Picturesque Gardens and Ornamental Gardening Illustrated by Charles Henderson, published in 1908 (page 60).
Place
Massachusetts -- Wellesley
United States of America -- Massachusetts -- Norfolk County -- Wellesley
Topic
Topiary work
Evergreens
Hillsides
Sundials
Lakes
Creator
Sears, Thomas Warren, 1880-1966
Hunnewell, Horatio Hollis
Hunnewell, Isabella Pratt
Hunnewell, Walter
Hunnewell, Maria Luisa
Walter Hunnewell Pinetum
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Thomas Warren Sears photograph collection
Thomas Warren Sears photograph collection / Series 1: Photographic Images / United States / Massachusetts / MA028: Wellesley -- Hunnewell Pinetum
Extent
1 Glass negative (black-and-white, 8 X 10 in.)
Date
[1908?]
Archival Repository
Archives of American Gardens
Identifier
AAG.SRS, Item MA028068
Type
Archival materials
Glass negatives
Collection Rights
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Genre/Form
Glass negatives
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.
AAG.SRS_ref5429
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Record ID
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