Object Details
Landscape architect
Sears, Thomas Warren, 1880-1966
Creator
Reynolds, R. J. (Richard Joshua), 1906-1964
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_ref5928
General
Reynolda Gardens, was designed in 1915 by Philadelphia landscape architect, Thomas Sears. Reynolda gardens was a part of the 1,000 acre estate owned by R. J. Reynolds, founder of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. The four and a half acre formal gardens have Japanese Weeping Cherries, Japanese Cedars, Saucer Magnolias, English Boxwood and annual and perennial flowering beds. About one-half of the original Upper Gardens are now used for vegetable, cut flowers and an All-American Rose Garden. There are 126 acres of open fields and woodlands with wildflowers and native trails.
The Lord and Burnham conservatory was built in 1912, restored in 1982, and houses a collection of tropical plants. Bedding plants for the gardens and poinsettias used for annual Christmas displays are raised in the growing houses.
Place
North Carolina -- Winston-Salem
United States of America -- North Carolina -- Forsyth County -- Winston-Salem
Topic
Porticoes
Columns
Climbing plants
Barbeques (fireplaces)
Chairs -- wicker
Tables
Stairs, stone
Walls, stone
Trees
Shrubs
Awnings
Benches
Foundation planting
Children
Houses
Landscape architect
Sears, Thomas Warren, 1880-1966
Creator
Reynolds, R. J. (Richard Joshua), 1906-1964
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Thomas Warren Sears photograph collection
Thomas Warren Sears photograph collection / Series 1: Photographic Images / United States / North Carolina / NC010: Winston-Salem -- Reynolda Gardens
Extent
1 Negatives (photographic) (black-and-white, 3 x 5 in.)
Date
05/01/1919
Archival Repository
Archives of American Gardens
Identifier
AAG.SRS, Item NC010008
Type
Archival materials
Negatives (photographic)
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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AAG
Record ID
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