Hobe Sound -- Harbor Island
Object Details
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- General
- Harbor Island is a barrier island created when Hobe Sound was dredged circa 1911-12 that was left undeveloped until the 1960's although there were plans to build a yacht club for the residents of Jupiter Island on the other side of the foot bridge. Limestone retaining seawalls were the only structural changes made in the early years of ownership. Initially a fragile landscape with native mangroves and palm by the 1960's the island was an eyesore with overgrown exotic invasives including Brazilian pepper and Australian pine. Permelia Reed, the principle owner of the Hobe Sound Company, initiated development by having a Japanese-style bridge built and hiring landscape architect Richard K. Webel. In 1967 the island was given to the Jupiter Island Garden Club who in 1968 stated their goal "To create a garden setting not only horticulturally beautiful but educational as well, preserving the native flora and augmenting this with related and more unusual plant material so that all who come can learn as well as enjoy". The island was cleared of undesirable plants, limestone and shell amalgam rock was brought over for walkways, the limestone sea wall was reinforced with mangrove stands, and 86,000 square feet of sub-tropical gardens were planted. However salt spray and damaging winds destroyed some plants that had been chosen and there was devastating destruction by Hurricane Frances in 2004. The replanted island includes several varieties of palm and mangrove, bromeliads, orchids, black olive, sea grape, asparagus fern, crinum lilies, and oyster plant. Wildlife that can be seen includes manatees, dolphins, sea turtles, pelicans, bald eagles, ospreys, egrets, herons, red shouldered hawks and barred owls. Webel's contributions included a circle and fountain dedicated to garden club founder Lady Ramsay, a plan for a gazebo that was never built, and a rock pool. Members have donated ornaments and sculptures, memorial bricks, a pet memorial and benches, and use the garden island for all types of milestone celebrations as well as for quiet walks. Persons associated with the garden include: William Moore Angas, member of the Indian River Association (former owners, 1904-1923); Olympia Improvement Corporation (former owners, 1923-c1927); Mary Duke Biddle (former owner, c1927-1933); Hobe Sound Company and members Joseph V. and Permelia Reed (former owners, 1933-1967); Jupiter Island Garden Club (owners, 1967- ); Richard K. Webel (1900-2000), Innocenti & Webel (landscape architect, 1966); S.M.I. Landscape Architecture, Inc. (landscape architects, 2014).
- Provenance
- Jupiter Island Garden Club
- Landscape architect
- Innocenti & Webel
- Collection Creator
- Garden Club of America
- Place
- United States of America -- Florida -- Martin County -- Hobe Sound
- Harbor Island (Hobe Sound, Florida)
- Topic
- Gardens -- Florida -- Hobe Sound
- Provenance
- Jupiter Island Garden Club
- Landscape architect
- Innocenti & Webel
- See more items in
- The Garden Club of America collection
- The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Florida
- 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.
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Gardens
- Identifier
- AAG.GCA, File FL144
- 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
- This property is featured in Ripe for Change: Garden-Based Learning in Schools by Jane S. Hirschi, published by Harvard Education Press, 2015; "Is Boston the Next Urban Farming Paradise?" by Oset Babur, published in The Guardian, April 16, 2017.
- Scope and Contents
- 28 digital images (2018), 6 prints (1992) and 2 file folders with "The History of Harbor Island-the First 100 Years" by Philip F. Lund, Jupiter Island Historical Society Historian.
- 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.
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The Garden Club of America collection
sova.aag.gca
- Creator
- Garden Club of America
- Names
- New York Flower Show
- Topic
- Gardens -- France
- Gardens -- Italy
- Gardens -- Japan
- Gardens -- Mexico
- Flower shows
- Gardening -- United States -- societies, etc
- Gardens -- England
- Landscape architecture
- Gardens -- United States
- Gardens -- Spain
- Gardens -- Scotland
- Creator
- Garden Club of America
- See more items in
- The Garden Club of America collection
- 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.
- Summary
- This collection contains over 37,000 35mm slides, 3,000 glass lantern slides and garden files that may include descriptive information, photocopied articles (from journals, newspapers, or books), planting lists, correspondence, brochures, landscape plans and drawings. Garden files were compiled by Garden Club of America (GCA) members for most of the gardens included in the collection. Some gardens have been photographed over the course of several decades; others only have images from a single point in time. In addition to images of American gardens, there are glass lantern slides of the New York Flower Show (1941-1951) and trips that GCA members took to other countries, including Mexico (1937), Italy, Spain, Japan (1935), France (1936), England (1929), and Scotland. A number of the slides are copies of historic images from outside repositories including horticultural and historical societies or from horticultural books and publications. The GCA made a concerted effort in the mid-1980s to acquire these images in order to increase its documentation of American garden history. Because of copyright considerations, use of these particular images may be restricted.
- Accruals note
- The GCA continues to document American gardens and submit images and documentation to the Archives of American Gardens. Further accruals are expected.
- Biographical/Historical note
- The Garden Club of America was established in 1913 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, when the Garden Club of Philadelphia and eleven other garden clubs met to create a national garden club. Its purpose is to foster the knowledge and love of gardening and to restore and protect the quality of the environment through educational programs and gardening and conservation efforts. The GCA was incorporated in Delaware in 1923, with its headquarters established in New York City. Today, local clubs are organized under twelve regional zones. The GCA continues its tradition of hosting flower shows and publishing material related to gardening in the United States. The GCA's glass lantern slides were used by The GCA for presentations and lectures about notable gardens throughout the United States dating back to colonial times. An effort was made in the late 1980s, in preparation of the 75th anniversary of the Garden Club of America's founding, to collect the disbursed slides. These slides were to eventually form the Slide Library of Notable American Parks and Gardens. The informational value of this collection is extensive since a number of images of the more than 4,500 gardens represented show garden designs that have changed over time or no longer exist. While the majority of images document a range of designed upper and upper-middle class gardens throughout the U.S., the scope of the collection is expanding as volunteers photograph and document contemporary gardens including community and vernacular gardens. The gardens illustrate the design work of dozens of landscape architects including Marian Coffin, Beatrix Farrand, Lawrence Halprin, Hare & Hare, Umberto Innocenti, Gertrude Jekyll, Jens Jensen, Warren Manning, the Olmsted Brothers, Charles Platt, Ellen Biddle Shipman, and Fletcher Steele. Because of their proximity to the gardens, works of notable architects and sculptors may also be featured in the images.
- Extent
- 37,000 Slides (35mm slides)
- 33 Linear feet ((garden files))
- 3,000 Lantern slides
- 37,000 Slides (35mm slides)
- 33 Linear feet ((garden files))
- 3,000 Lantern slides
- Date
- circa 1920-present
- Custodial History note
- The GCA's Slide Library of Notable American Parks and Gardens was donated to the Smithsonian Institution in 1992; this became the core collection of the Archives of American Gardens.
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Gardens
- Identifier
- AAG.GCA
- Type
- Collection descriptions
- Archival materials
- Slides
- Lantern slides
- Plans (drawings)
- Brochures
- Articles
- Correspondence
- Clippings
- Slides (photographs)
- Citation
- Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America 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.
- Genre/Form
- Plans (drawings)
- Brochures
- Articles
- Correspondence
- Clippings
- Lantern slides
- Slides (photographs)
- 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.
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