Rosedown Plantation

Object Details

sova.aag.gca_ref8072
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6e32e0527-d29c-4526-9b96-bba2e5875532
General
Each spring, Rosedown is a mecca for camellia and azalea lovers. The avenue of stately moss-hung live oaks. Little remains of the design of the garden which was once laid out in the formal French manner. The live oaks were planted by Martha, wife of Daniel Turnbull, ancestor of present owners.
Mount reads: "Edward Van Altena."
Historic plate number: "82."
Historic plate caption: "Louisiana, The Avenue of Oaks, Rosedown."
Slide manufacturer
Van Altena, Edward
Creator
Turnbull, Daniel & Martha
Bowman, Nina, Miss
Bowman, Sarah, Miss
Bowman, Bella, Miss
Underwood, Catherine Fondren
Landscape architect
Gunn, Ralph Ellis
Collection Creator
Garden Club of America
Place
Louisiana -- Saint Francisville
United States of America -- Louisiana -- West Feliciana Parish -- St. Francisville
Topic
Summer
Trees
Lawns
Live oak
Avenues
Houses
Slide manufacturer
Van Altena, Edward
Creator
Turnbull, Daniel & Martha
Bowman, Nina, Miss
Bowman, Sarah, Miss
Bowman, Bella, Miss
Underwood, Catherine Fondren
Landscape architect
Gunn, Ralph Ellis
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The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Louisiana / LA003: St. Francisville -- Rosedown Plantation
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.
Extent
1 Photograph (lantern slide, hand-colored, 3.25 x 4 in.)
Date
[between 1914 and 1949?]
Archival Repository
Archives of American Gardens
Identifier
AAG.GCA, Item LA003001
Type
Archival materials
Photographs
Lantern slides
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 Alice G. B. Lockwood, ed. and comp., Gardens of Colony and State, Vol. 2 (New York: C. Scribner's Sons for the Garden Club of America, 1931-1934), pp. 386-388. Image on page 386.
Genre/Form
Lantern slides
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.
AAG.GCA_ref8072
Large EAD
AAG.GCA
AAG
Record ID
ebl-1643208220039-1643210179900-3
Rosedown Plantation: [between 1914 and 1949?]
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