Rumson -- Balcarres

Object Details

General: As the garden has vanished, one can only know it by these few photos owned by a descendant. There once were formal gardens filled with roses and wisteria-covered pergola. Two buildings which were once part of the estate are now private residences.; Persons associated with the garden property include: Mr. and Mrs. Harden L. Crawford (former owners, 1902-?); and Guy Lowell (architect and landscape architect, 1902).

Place: Balcarres (Rumson, New Jersey); United States of America -- New Jersey -- Monmouth County -- Rumson

See more items in: The Garden Club of America collection; The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Gardens / New Jersey

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 Rumson Garden Club facilitated the submission of this garden's documentation.

Collection Citation: Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.

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Related Materials: Balcarres related holdings consist of 1 folder (3 35 mm. slides)