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--''Emily T. Cooperman''<br/> | --''Emily T. Cooperman''<br/> | ||
[http://tclf.org/pioneer/samuel-vaughan/biography-samuel-vaughan The Cultural Landscape Foundation] | [http://tclf.org/pioneer/samuel-vaughan/biography-samuel-vaughan The Cultural Landscape Foundation] | ||
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+ | [[Berkeley Springs]], [[Mount Vernon]] | ||
==Terms== | ==Terms== | ||
[[Alcove]], [[Bath/Bathhouse]], [[Kitchen garden]], [[Mall]], [[Wilderness]], [[Wood/Woods]] | [[Alcove]], [[Bath/Bathhouse]], [[Kitchen garden]], [[Mall]], [[Wilderness]], [[Wood/Woods]] | ||
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==Citations== | ==Citations== | ||
− | *Vaughan, Samuel, 1787, describing [[Mount Vernon]], plantation of [[George Washington]], Fairfax County, Va. (quoted in Norton and Schrage-Norton 1985: 142)<ref name="Norton-Schrage-Norton_1985">Norton, John D., and Susanne A. Schrage-Norton. 1985. ''The Upper Garden at Mount Vernon Estate—Its Past, Present, and Future: A Reflection on 18th Century Gardening. Phase II: The Complete Report''. Bound typescript. Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association Library. [https://www.zotero.org/groups/54737/items/itemKey/3R9Z6WZT/q/norton View on Zotero]</ref> | + | *Vaughan, Samuel, 1787, describing [[Mount Vernon]], plantation of [[George Washington]], Fairfax County, Va. (quoted in Norton and Schrage-Norton 1985: 142) <ref name="Norton-Schrage-Norton_1985">Norton, John D., and Susanne A. Schrage-Norton. 1985. ''The Upper Garden at Mount Vernon Estate—Its Past, Present, and Future: A Reflection on 18th Century Gardening. Phase II: The Complete Report''. Bound typescript. Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association Library. [https://www.zotero.org/groups/54737/items/itemKey/3R9Z6WZT/q/norton View on Zotero]</ref> |
− | :“Before the front of the house . . . there are | + | :“Before the front of the house . . . there are [[lawn]]s, surrounded with gravel [[walk]]s 19 feet wide. with trees on each side the larger, for shade. outside the [[walk]]s trees & [[shrubbery|shrubberies]]. Parralel [''sic''] to each exterior side a [[Kitchen Garden]]s. with a stately [[hothouse|hot house]] on one side.” |
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==Images== | ==Images== | ||
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<gallery widths="170px" heights="170px" perrow="4"> | <gallery widths="170px" heights="170px" perrow="4"> | ||
− | Image:0336.jpg| | + | Image:0336.jpg|R. von Glümer (secondary artist), Mount Vernon, The Home of Washington, n.d. |
− | Image: | + | Image:1110.jpg|Sketch plan of Mount Vernon, 1787. |
− | Image:0069.jpg| | + | Image:0069.jpg|Plan of the buildings and grounds of Mount Vernon, 1787. |
− | Image: | + | Image:0461.jpg|Plan of Bath (Berkeley Springs), Va., 1787. |
− | Image:0462.jpg| | + | Image:0462.jpg|"Warm or Berkeley Springs in Virginia," 1787. |
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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The Massachusetts Historical Society: http://www.masshist.org/findingaids/doc.cfm?fa=fa0040 | The Massachusetts Historical Society: http://www.masshist.org/findingaids/doc.cfm?fa=fa0040 | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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Revision as of 01:24, July 18, 2014
Samuel Vaughan (1720 – 1803) created the first park in the U.S. Located at the State House in Philadelphia, the design celebrated native species and Federal Era values. An English merchant, Vaughan also completed one of the best-known historic plans of the garden at Mount Vernon (1787).
--Emily T. Cooperman
The Cultural Landscape Foundation
Sites
Berkeley Springs, Mount Vernon
Terms
Alcove, Bath/Bathhouse, Kitchen garden, Mall, Wilderness, Wood/Woods
Citations
- Vaughan, Samuel, 1787, describing Mount Vernon, plantation of George Washington, Fairfax County, Va. (quoted in Norton and Schrage-Norton 1985: 142) [1]
- “Before the front of the house . . . there are lawns, surrounded with gravel walks 19 feet wide. with trees on each side the larger, for shade. outside the walks trees & shrubberies. Parralel [sic] to each exterior side a Kitchen Gardens. with a stately hot house on one side.”
Images
- 0336.jpg
R. von Glümer (secondary artist), Mount Vernon, The Home of Washington, n.d.
References
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78053741.html
The Cultural Landscape Foundation: http://tclf.org/pioneer/samuel-vaughan/biography-samuel-vaughan
The Massachusetts Historical Society: http://www.masshist.org/findingaids/doc.cfm?fa=fa0040
Notes
- ↑ Norton, John D., and Susanne A. Schrage-Norton. 1985. The Upper Garden at Mount Vernon Estate—Its Past, Present, and Future: A Reflection on 18th Century Gardening. Phase II: The Complete Report. Bound typescript. Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association Library. View on Zotero