Object Details
- Varying Form
- Minute Man National Historical Park Stedman Buttrick Estate
- Reproduction Note
- 35 mm. slides MA179001-MA179021 are images or copies of photographs, plans, or transparencies.
- General
- Mr. and Mrs. Stedman Buttrick developed extensive perennial gardens with irises being emphasized. Several acres of land were terraced with iris, peonies, hemerocallis, lilies, phlox, and other perennials. There were nearly 200 varieties of bearded irises. Many of Buttrick's white and blue varieties were displayed in American and British flower shows. In the 1950s, National Geographic published a feature article on the gardens. In 1965, the National Park Service bought the property and are currently in a state of disrepair.
- Persons associated with the garden include: Mr. and Mrs. Stedman Buttrick (former owners, ca. 1925-1965); National Park Service (present owners, 1965-present); James Purdon (architect, ca. 1911); Charles Wheeler (landscape designer, 1911); and Harold Blossom (landscape designer, 1923 and 1925).
- Landscape architect
- Blossom, Harold Hill, 1879-1935
- Owners
- United States. National Park Service
- Collection Creator
- Garden Club of America
- Place
- Buttrick Mansion (Concord, Massachusetts)
- United States of America -- Massachusetts -- Middlesex County -- Concord
- Topic
- Gardens -- Massachusetts -- Concord
- Landscape architect
- Blossom, Harold Hill, 1879-1935
- Owners
- United States. National Park Service
- See more items in
- The Garden Club of America collection
- The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Gardens / Massachusetts
- 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.
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Gardens
- Identifier
- AAG.GCA, File MA179
- 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
- Garden featured in National Geographic, May 1959. Garden featured in "A New England Perennial Garden," Better Homes and Gardens America's Gardens (New York: Meredith Press, 1964).
- Existence and Location of Originals
- The majority of originals belong to Minute Man National Historical Park and the Massachusetts Horticultural Society. Two 35 mm. slides are copies of 4 x 5 transparencies taken by Molly Adams.
- Scope and Contents
- MA179042-MA179047, taken in 1988 by Anne Wardell, are close-ups of irises. The folders include worksheets, inventories of images, a typed copy of a 1925 planting plan, and copies of articles.
- 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-1643208220039-1643210180754-1
