Wyomissing -- Janssen Garden

Object Details

Owner: Janssen, Henry, 1866-1948
Collection Creator: McFarland, J. Horace (John Horace), 1859-1948; American Rose Society

See more items in: J. Horace McFarland Company collection; J. Horace McFarland Company collection / Series 1: Garden Images / United States / Pennsylvania

Biographical / Historical: The house was built in circa 1915 for Henry Janssen, co-founder of a knitting mill called Berkshire Knitting Mills. Henry Janssen and his business partner Ferdinand Thum built the town to house workers for the knitting mill. Henry's daughter, Helen A. Janssen Wetzel, a graduate from Smith College with a degree in Botany, tended to the flowers and plants on the property.

Collection Citation: Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, J. Horace McFarland Company Collection.

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