Object Details
- General note
- Seaverns Garden, owned by Charles Frederick Taft Seaverns, was laid out in serpentine beds of rock gardens with flowers, shrubs, and trees, including cypress, bordering swaths of lawn. Records in the Library of Congress indicate Seaverns was a client of the landscape architects, Olmsted Associates, in 1917 -1920.
- Significant features of this garden are the serpentine-shaped perennial beds and the interconnected walkways dotted with conifers and ornamental shrubs planted along an expansive lawn. Thickly planted borders connect neighboring houses. Stone steps and a rock garden indicate a rolling terrain. In stark contrast, a clipped hedge and stone walkway runs along the perimeter of the property.
- In 1958 Hartford College for Women (HCW) purchased the Seaverns estate on Asylum Avenue. The University of Hartford has owned the 13-acre Asylum Avenue campus since 1991, when HCW became part of the University.
- Landscape architect
- Olmsted Brothers
- Former owner
- Seaverns, Charles F. T.
- Collection Creator
- McFarland, J. Horace (John Horace), 1859-1948
- American Rose Society
- Place
- United States of America -- Connecticut -- Hartford County -- Hartford
- Seaverns Garden (Hartford, Connecticut)
- Topic
- Gardens -- Connecticut -- Hartford
- Landscape architect
- Olmsted Brothers
- Former owner
- Seaverns, Charles F. T.
- See more items in
- J. Horace McFarland Company collection
- J. Horace McFarland Company collection / Series 1: Garden Images / United States / Connecticut
- Biographical/Historical note
- Charles F.T. Seaverns graduated from Colby College in 1906 and later became a trustee and benefactor, giving his name to the football field. Seaverns was involved with the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts in Hartford, ca. 1930-1956, which was founded by his mother-in-law, Dotha Bushnell Hillyer in honor of her father, the Reverend Horace Bushnell.
- Date
- 1928-1931
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Gardens
- Identifier
- AAG.MCF, File CT078
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Citation
- Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, J. Horace McFarland Company 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 note
- The folder includes a catalog sheet.
- 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-1504732814211-1504732814748-0
