St. Louis -- Portland Garden
Object Details
- General
- Established in 1997, this half-acre garden is designed with a formal European flavor. It includes many architectural elements and incorporates a circle in a square theme. A circular privet surrounds a carved stone wishing well. Another highlight is a "thyme" bench with ceramic egg form legs.
- Persons associated with the property and garden include: Marion and Mary Lambert (former owners, 1927-1947); Sidney and Stella Shoenberg (former owners, 1947-1976); Joseph and Patricia Istwan (former owners, 1976-1986); Robert and Susan Fry (former owners, 1986-1996); L. Gay Goessling (landscape architect, 1997); Mark Seiber (masonry contractor, 1997); and Carol Fleming (artist).
- Mark Seibel was a contractor for masonry work.
- Former owner
- Lambert, Marion
- Lambert, Mary
- Shoenberg, Sidney
- Shoenberg, Stella
- Istwan, Joseph
- Istwan, Patricia
- Fry, Robert
- Fry, Susan
- Landscape architect
- Goessling, L. Gay
- Contractor
- Seibel, Mark
- Artist
- Fleming, Carol
- Provenance
- Ladue Garden Club
- Collection Creator
- Garden Club of America
- Place
- Portland Garden (St. Louis, Missouri)
- United States of America -- Missouri -- St. Louis
- Topic
- Gardens -- Missouri -- St. Louis
- Former owner
- Lambert, Marion
- Lambert, Mary
- Shoenberg, Sidney
- Shoenberg, Stella
- Istwan, Joseph
- Istwan, Patricia
- Fry, Robert
- Fry, Susan
- Landscape architect
- Goessling, L. Gay
- Contractor
- Seibel, Mark
- Artist
- Fleming, Carol
- Provenance
- Ladue Garden Club
- See more items in
- The Garden Club of America collection
- The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Gardens / Missouri
- 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 Ladue Garden Club facilitated the submission of this garden's documentation.
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Gardens
- Identifier
- AAG.GCA, File MO083
- 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 has been featured in Becky Homan, "Winterscapes," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, January 25, 2003. Garden has been featured in Kathy Donovan Davis, "Splendor in the Urban Grass," St. Louis Homes & Lifestyles, 2003(?).
- Scope and Contents
- The folder includes a worksheet, garden plans, and copies of articles about the garden.
- 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.
- Related Materials
- Portland Garden related holdings consist of 1 folder (8 35 mm. slides)
- Record ID
- ebl-1643208220039-1643210181631-1
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
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