Object Details
- General
- Owned by Mr. and Mrs. John R. Todd, the house was designed by Benjamin V. White. Mrs. Todd was also a founding member of the Summit Garden Club in 1916. The house was later converted to Temple Sinai with a large auditorium addition in the rear. Noted for its boxwood, the garden no longer exists. Mr. Todd was an engineer for Rockefeller Center. Governor Christine Todd Whitman is a granddaughter.
- Persons associated with the garden include Mr. and Mrs. John R. Todd (former owners, 1929-1972); Benjamin V. White (architect).
- Former owner
- Todd, John R.
- Todd, John R., Mrs.
- Architect
- White, Benjamin V.
- Former owner
- Temple Sinai
- Provenance
- The Summit Garden Club
- Collection Creator
- Garden Club of America
- Place
- Todd Garden (Summit, New Jersey)
- United States of America -- New Jersey -- Union -- Summit
- Topic
- Gardens -- New Jersey -- Summit
- Former owner
- Todd, John R.
- Todd, John R., Mrs.
- Architect
- White, Benjamin V.
- Former owner
- Temple Sinai
- Provenance
- The Summit Garden Club
- 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 Summit Garden Club donated lantern slides in 2015.
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Gardens
- Identifier
- AAG.GCA, File NJ048
- 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.
- Scope and Contents
- The folder includes worksheets, maps and other information.
- 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-1643208220039-1643210182425-1
