Hamilton -- El Tenemente

Object Details

General: Started in 1960, the garden previously consisted of elms, Norway spruce and dogwood. The garden since 1960 has "grown like 'Topsy'" with no overall plan. The property includes a shade garden, a "meadow" garden, an herbaceous garden surrounding the pool, a conifer border, and a gazebo formed by an old apple tree. A vegetable garden exists off the kitchen. The plant material was purchased at many nurseries; many of the trees were found as seedlings growing along the roadside.; People and/or firm(s) associated with this property include: Allen W. Dodge (former owner and builder of house, 1852); Alice Dodge (former owner, ?-1931); Annie Beatty (former owner, 1931-1945); Abigail Sard (former owner, 1945-1960); and Stephen and Margarett M. Vernon (garden designers, 1960-present).

Place: El Tenemente (Hamilton, Massachusetts); United States of America -- Massachusetts -- Essex County -- Hamilton

Topic: Gardens -- Massachusetts -- Hamilton; Container gardening; Vegetable gardening

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.

Custodial History: The North Shore Country Garden Club of Massachusetts facilitated the submission of this garden's documentation.

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: [email protected].

Bibliography: Garden featured in Hatsy Shields, "The Garden as an Art Form," in North Shore Magazine (18 August 1994).

Scope and Contents: The folder includes a worksheet, site plan, descriptions by owner, copies of newspaper articles, garden tour information, and plant lists.

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: [email protected].

Related Materials: El Tenemente related holdings consist of 1 folder (23 35 mm. slides)