Hamden -- Mill Rock

Object Details

General: "The English manor style house was built in 1870 by William Phipps Blake, a grand nephew of Eli Whitney. Blake was a geologist for the Union Pacific Railroad; later he became Director of the School of Mines at the University of Arizona. He was appointed by the Smithsonian Institution as Executive Commissioner for the Centennial Exposition of 1876 in Philadelphia. His late 19th century garden layout is down a sheltered southern slope. Massive retaining walls, masonry pillars linked by copper chains, and glazed brick paths, bricked-edged, have proved a very durable hardscape. Some features were added mid 20th century including the small fountain pool."; Persons associated with the property include: William Phipps Blake (former owner and engineer); Whitney Blake (former owner); Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Whitney (former owner);John Fulton, MD (former owner); Lucia Pickering Fulton (former owner); Axion Cushing-Fulton Corporation (owner); Jennifer Radford (photographer).

Engineer: Blake, William P. (William Phipps), 1826-1910
Former owner: Blake, William P. (William Phipps), 1826-1910; Blake, Whitney; Whitney, Stephen Mr. Mrs.; Fulton, John, MD; Fulton, Lucia Pickering
Gardener: Fulton, Lucia Pickering
Photographer: Radford, Jennifer
Owner: Axion Cushing-Fulton Corporation
Provenance: Garden Club of New Haven
Collection Creator: Garden Club of America

Place: Mill Rock (Hamden, Connecticut); United States of America -- Connecticut -- New Haven County -- Hamden

Engineer: Blake, William P. (William Phipps), 1826-1910
Former owner: Blake, William P. (William Phipps), 1826-1910; Blake, Whitney; Whitney, Stephen Mr. Mrs.; Fulton, John, MD; Fulton, Lucia Pickering
Gardener: Fulton, Lucia Pickering
Photographer: Radford, Jennifer
Owner: Axion Cushing-Fulton Corporation
Provenance: Garden Club of New Haven

See more items in: The Garden Club of America collection; The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Connecticut

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 New Haven 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: Mill Rock related holdings consist of 1 folder (24 35 mm. slides)