Object Details
- General
- Tullymore is an historic property, reduced from the original 6.23 acres to 2.3 acres but retaining features of the original garden design done by A.B. Orth in 1915. The site is terraced, punctuated by sandstone columned pergolas and pavilions with wooden beams that are covered by wisteria vines. Other hardscaping that has been maintained includes brick walkways and decorative fencing made of stacked red bricks set in stone and capped by sandstone balustrades. A sunken formal parterre garden has boxwood edging around beds of roses that the owners maintain themselves. The formal garden was in the original design and was redesigned circa 1928, replacing gravel walks with flagstone and a round feature at the center of the eight garden beds with a rectangular pool and fountain. There are records of more varied plantings in earlier times including a rock garden with 1,500 plants for continuous bloom from spring to fall that was installed circa 1935. A bed of peonies on the street side of the property remains and the boundary hedges have grown larger over the years.
- The house was designed by architect Robert Maurice Trimble in the Georgian style with subtle details of Tudor influence.
- Persons and groups associated with the garden include: John C. and Elizabeth S. Oliver (former owners, 1912-1969); Donald McLeod (former owner, 1970-1980); Robert Maurice Trimble (architect, 1912); A. B. Orth of George S. Orth and Brother (landscape architect, circa 1915); William E. Allen (garden designer, 1929).
- Former owner
- Oliver, John C.
- Oliver, Elizabeth S.
- McLeod, Donald
- Architect
- Trimble, Robert Maurice, 1871-1943
- Landscape architect
- Orth, A. B. (Alexander Beatty), 1868-1920
- Garden designer
- Allen, William E.
- Provenance
- Garden Club of Allegheny County
- Collection Creator
- Garden Club of America
- Place
- Tullymore (Sewickley, Pennsylvania)
- United States of America -- Pennsylvania -- Allegheny County -- Sewickley
- Topic
- Gardens -- Pennsylvania -- Sewickley
- Former owner
- Oliver, John C.
- Oliver, Elizabeth S.
- McLeod, Donald
- Architect
- Trimble, Robert Maurice, 1871-1943
- Landscape architect
- Orth, A. B. (Alexander Beatty), 1868-1920
- Garden designer
- Allen, William E.
- Provenance
- Garden Club of Allegheny County
- See more items in
- The Garden Club of America collection
- The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Gardens / Pennsylvania
- 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.
- Custodial History
- The Garden Club of Allegheny County facilitated the submission of this garden's documentation.
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Gardens
- Identifier
- AAG.GCA, File PA698
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Citation
- Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
- 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
- This property is featured in: "The Architectural Record," published in 1927?; "Tullymore: A Seat of Serenity on an Edgeworth Hillside" by Joe Smith, published in Sewickley Magazine, April 1985; "Historic Houses of the Sewickley Valley" Sewickley Valley Historical Society, published 2011.
- Scope and Contents
- The folder includes worksheets, historical photographs, and photocopies of articles and historical and architectural documentation.
- 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.
- Record ID
- ebl-1643208220039-1643210186183-0
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