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  • Square
    1704, describing resolutions pertaining to construction in Williamsburg, VA (Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) “The House took into consideration the report
    67 KB (9,305 words) - 17:36, April 8, 2021
  • Portico
    Plantation Tutor of the Old Dominion, ed. Hunter D. Farish (Williamsburg, VA: Colonial Williamsburg, 1943), view on Zotero. Fred Shelley, “The Journal of Ebenezer
    41 KB (5,290 words) - 15:36, August 13, 2021
  • Yard
    Journals of the House of Burgesses construction resolutions in Williamsburg, VA (Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) “Ordered That the Grievances from King William
    70 KB (9,898 words) - 18:52, August 12, 2021
  • Avenue
    February 2, 1712, describing a visit to the Governor’s Palace, Williamsburg, VA (Colonial Williamsburg Foundation). “About 11 o’clock I went to see the Governor’s
    89 KB (11,855 words) - 18:59, August 10, 2021
  • Piazza
    Journals of the House of Burgesses construction resolutions in Williamsburg, VA (Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) “Ordered That ye said Henry Cary do cause the
    57 KB (7,617 words) - 13:34, April 1, 2021
  • Orchard
    Plantation Tutor of the Old Dominion, ed. Hunter D. Farish (Williamsburg, VA: Colonial Williamsburg, 1943), view on Zotero. Thomas Anburey, Travels through
    78 KB (11,286 words) - 15:19, August 13, 2021
  • Seat
    Prof. Thomas, 1770, describing the appearance of seats in Williamsburg, VA (Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) “And the huts of the Negroes which are situated
    85 KB (11,717 words) - 17:54, April 7, 2021
  • Pot
    and the Colonial Gardener, Colonial Williamsburg Archaeological Series 7 (Williamsburg, VA: Colonial Williamsburg, 1974), view on Zotero. Karen Madsen
    31 KB (4,315 words) - 17:29, March 16, 2021
  • Walk
    Plantation Tutor of the Old Dominion, ed. by Hunter D. Farish (Williamsburg, VA: Colonial Williamsburg, 1943), view on Zotero. Barbara Wells Sarudy, “Eighteenth-Century
    146 KB (20,921 words) - 14:54, August 13, 2021
  • Statue
    Benjamin Henry, April 24, 1800, describing a statue in Williamsburg, VA (Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) “A very striking proof of the folly of expecting
    60 KB (7,896 words) - 19:37, August 12, 2021
  • Park
    Plantation Tutor of the Old Dominion, ed. Hunter D. Farish (Williamsburg, VA: Colonial Williamsburg, 1943), view on Zotero. Karen Madsen, Karen Madsen, “William
    87 KB (12,484 words) - 13:27, April 12, 2021
  • Canal
    —Elizabeth Kryder-Reid Jones, Hugh, 1722, describing the Governor’s Palace, Williamsburg, VA (1956: 70) “. . . the Palace or Governor’s House, a magnificent structure
    32 KB (4,191 words) - 10:41, April 6, 2021
  • Fence
    Patrick, “Partitioning the Landscape,” Colonial Williamsburg Research Report (Williamsburg, VA: Williamsburg Foundation, 1983), view on Zotero; Elizabeth
    105 KB (14,451 words) - 18:17, September 3, 2021
  • Benjamin Henry Latrobe
    Benjamin Henry, April 24, 1800, describing a statue in Williamsburg, VA (Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) “A very striking proof of the folly of expecting
    38 KB (4,911 words) - 18:08, September 16, 2021
  • Green
    June 12, 1777, describing the peace talks with Cherokee nation in Williamsburg, VA (Maryland Gazette) “After the talk was concluded, they [the members
    23 KB (3,079 words) - 14:14, March 31, 2021
  • Mound
    Zotero. Examples of icehouses with mounds include the Governor’s Palace, Williamsburg, VA, and General Charles Ridgely’s estate, Hampton, in Baltimore County
    20 KB (2,747 words) - 13:08, March 16, 2021
  • Hermitage
    the Ladies of York, Pennsylvania (Williamsburg, VA.: Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 1850), view on Zotero
    21 KB (2,795 words) - 15:21, November 12, 2020
  • Bowling green
    April 26, 1720 and May 4–5, 1721, describing the bowling green in Williamsburg, VA (Wright and Tinling, eds., 1958: 399, 525–26) “After dinner we walked
    31 KB (4,393 words) - 16:19, January 25, 2021
  • Deer park
    Helmreich Gooch, Lt. Gov. William, 1727, describing the Governor’s Palace, Williamsburg, VA (quoted in Lounsbury 1994: 110) “[The Governor’s Palace contained]
    20 KB (2,747 words) - 13:13, April 12, 2021
  • Quarter
    this period. —Anne L. Helmreich Grove, William Hugh, 1732, describing Williamsburg, VA (quoted in Stiverson and Butler 1977: 26) “I went by ship up the [York]
    27 KB (3,739 words) - 15:19, August 13, 2021
  • Plot/Plat
    Plantation Tutor of the Old Dominion, ed. Hunter D. Farish (Williamsburg, VA: Colonial Williamsburg, 1943) view on Zotero. Thomas Lee Shippen, Westover Described
    54 KB (7,369 words) - 13:09, March 16, 2021
  • Copse
    the Ladies of York, Pennsylvania (Williamsburg, VA: Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 1850), view on Zotero.
    23 KB (3,312 words) - 10:24, August 6, 2020
  • Plantation
    our bricks.” Spotswood, Gov. Alexander, August 17, 1710, describing Williamsburg, VA (1952: 227) “The life I am likely to lead here is a perfect retir’d
    67 KB (9,385 words) - 19:03, February 3, 2021
  • View/Vista
    Alexander Spotswood’s improvements to the gardens of the Governor’s Palace, Williamsburg, VA (quoted in Martin 1991: 38) “I happened to be at the Governors, and
    80 KB (11,249 words) - 19:23, August 12, 2021
  • Icehouse
    1769, describing an expense at the Governor’s Palace, Williamsburg, VA (Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) “To 1 Man 5 days filling the Ice House at 1s
    44 KB (6,456 words) - 13:35, April 12, 2021
  • Beehive
    Anne’s County Deed Book, describing payment made to a carpenter in Williamsburg, VA (quoted in Lounsbury 1994: 31) “[The carpenter was paid for] plank
    23 KB (3,186 words) - 19:23, January 25, 2021
  • Kitchen garden
    Ebenezer, May 31, 1777, describing the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA (quoted in Shelley 1954: 405) “The Wings are on the West Front, between
    61 KB (8,699 words) - 13:31, April 12, 2021
  • Obelisk
    the Virginia Gazette a decision to erect an obelisk in Williamsburg, VA (Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) “Occassioned by a Resolution of the Honourable
    54 KB (6,939 words) - 19:38, August 12, 2021
  • Ferme ornée/Ornamental farm
    England,” 1786, MS, Swem Library of the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA. George Frederick Frick and Raymond Phineas Stearns, Mark Catesby:
    22 KB (3,048 words) - 16:22, April 7, 2021
  • Wall
    the House of Burgesses of Virginia the construction in Williamsburg, VA (Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) “Ordered. That the consideration of the proposall
    72 KB (10,638 words) - 16:02, April 1, 2021
  • Terrace/Slope
    Plantation Tutor of the Old Dominion, ed. Hunter D. Farish (Williamsburg, VA: Colonial Williamsburg, 1943), view on Zotero. François Jean Chastellux, Marquis
    72 KB (10,105 words) - 19:45, August 10, 2021
  • Picturesque
    the Ladies of York, Pennsylvania (Williamsburg, VA: Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 1850), view on Zotero.
    75 KB (10,259 words) - 13:03, April 1, 2021
  • Grove
    Documentary History of Virginia, 1606–1689 (Williamsburg, VA: Institute of Early American History and Culture at Williamsburg, Virginia, 1975), view on Zotero. Eliza
    80 KB (11,541 words) - 13:25, April 12, 2021
  • Fountain
    the Ladies of York, Pennsylvania (Williamsburg, VA: Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Center, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 1850), view on Zotero.
    68 KB (9,285 words) - 16:06, April 1, 2021
  • Porch
    describing the Capitol, Williamsburg, VA (quoted in Lounsbury 1994: 286) “[It was ordered that] the porches of the said Capitol [in Williamsburg] be built circular
    26 KB (3,352 words) - 10:14, April 6, 2021
  • Writing the Landscape
    Mid-Eighteenth-Century (Williamsburg, VA: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 1977), compiled titles from the records of the Williamsburg Printing Office, view
    160 KB (19,096 words) - 16:27, September 1, 2021
  • Modes of Representations in American Landscape and Garden Design
    Brown, 1988), view on Zotero. Colonial Williamsburg, American Folk Paintings (Williamsburg, VA: Colonial Williamsburg, 1988), 404, view on Zotero. Samuel
    69 KB (8,394 words) - 16:28, September 1, 2021
  • Pavilion
    Greenbrier County, VA, 1857. Edward Beyer, Blue Sulphur Spring, Greenbrier County, VA [detail], 1857. Ernest Crehen, Blue Sulphur-Greenbrier, VA, in John J. Moorman
    33 KB (4,449 words) - 18:17, September 3, 2021
  • Prospect
    Sent by Thomas Lee Shippen, Student of Law in Williamsburg, to His Parents in Philadelphia (Richmond, VA: William Byrd Press, 1952), view on Zotero. William
    57 KB (7,849 words) - 15:06, August 13, 2021
  • Wood/Woods
    seat of William Byrd III, on the James River, VA (1952: n.p.) “You leave the main road from Williamsburg to Richmond about two miles from Westover, and
    58 KB (8,455 words) - 15:19, August 13, 2021
  • Bath/Bathhouse
    Norfolk & Portsmouth Daily Advertiser Wigwam Gardens in Norfolk, VA (Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) “Bathing imparts new vigour and elasticity to the system—It
    40 KB (5,911 words) - 10:29, February 12, 2021
  • Arbor
    Documentary History of Virginia, 1606–1689 (Williamsburg: Institute of Early American History and Culture at Williamsburg, Virginia, 1975), view on Zotero. Louis
    52 KB (6,854 words) - 17:24, August 19, 2021
  • Pleasure ground/Pleasure garden
    describing Maycox Plantation, estate of David Meade, Prince George’s County, VA (quoted in Martin 1991: 103) “. . . pleasure grounds of David Meade, Esq.
    58 KB (7,874 words) - 14:42, March 10, 2021
  • Labyrinth
    describing Mount Vernon, plantation of George Washington, Fairfax County, VA (quoted in Martin 1991: 216, n20) “. . . gravel the Walks in the Pine labyrinths
    35 KB (4,352 words) - 09:47, March 4, 2021
  • Summerhouse
    Nicholson, who laid out the colonial capitals of Annapolis, Maryland, and Williamsburg, Virginia, suggested a summerhouse for the public grounds (view text)
    54 KB (7,141 words) - 13:18, April 12, 2021
  • Gate/Gateway
    Benjamin Henry, November 1798, describing a prison at Richmond, VA (Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) “The front Walls were built as high as the Ground line
    49 KB (6,655 words) - 15:28, August 13, 2021
  • Lawn
    Fredericksburg Advertiser a property for sale in Orange County, VA (Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) “To be sold, The place where I reside in Orange County
    108 KB (14,954 words) - 15:38, August 13, 2021
  • Arcade
    Henry Latrobe, November 28, 1798, describing a prison in Richmond, VA (Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) “The Ground floor contains the Kitchen and Bakehouse
    17 KB (2,087 words) - 11:33, February 11, 2021
  • Fall/Falling garden
    in the Virginia Gazette a property for sale in Fredericksburg, VA (Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) “For sale, eight valuable lots in the town of Fredericksburg
    17 KB (2,281 words) - 19:45, August 10, 2021
  • Cemetery/Burying ground/Burial ground
    joys.” Buckingham, James Silk, 1842, describing Wythe County, VA (Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) “Soon after our setting out, we observed in the fields
    71 KB (10,152 words) - 10:36, April 6, 2021
  • Pond
    General Gazette a property in the vicinity of Charleston, SC (Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) “For Sale, by private Contract, A LOT of LAND on White-Point
    60 KB (8,442 words) - 13:41, April 12, 2021
  • Chinese manner
    describing Murraywhaite, home of John Murray, Charleston, SC (Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) “I hope you’ll raise it [the garden] in the English Taste
    21 KB (2,827 words) - 12:44, January 21, 2021
  • English style
    describing Murraywhaite, home of John Murray, Charleston, SC (Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) “By all means mention the fine Improvements of your garden
    33 KB (4,627 words) - 14:28, February 17, 2021
  • Border
    describing Mount Vernon, plantation of George Washington, Fairfax County, VA (Jackson and Twohig, eds., 1978: 4:87, 89, 92; 101–2) “Transplanted an English
    49 KB (6,996 words) - 20:56, March 29, 2021
  • Temple
    1771, describing Monticello, plantation of Thomas Jefferson, Charlottesville, VA (1944: 25–26) “choose out for a Burying place some unfrequented vale in the
    44 KB (5,866 words) - 14:29, April 1, 2021
  • Meadow
    Sent by Thomas Lee Shippen, Student of Law in Williamsburg, to His Parents in Philadelphia (Richmond, VA: William Byrd Press, 1952), view on Zotero. F
    31 KB (4,224 words) - 18:49, August 12, 2021
  • Alley
    been associated with the term “alley.” Based on extensive excavations at Williamsburg, Virginia, the quintessential image of the colonial revival garden, the
    34 KB (4,480 words) - 15:28, August 13, 2021
  • Parterre
    describing Mount Vernon, plantation of George Washington, Fairfax County, VA (1977: 165) back up to History “The ground on the West front of the house
    62 KB (8,610 words) - 10:50, April 6, 2021
  • Bower
    taste.” Anonymous, June 7, 1799, describing a property for sale near Richmond, VA (Virginia Argus) “Valuable Property FOR Sale at the Bowling Green, near Richmond
    29 KB (3,841 words) - 13:35, March 29, 2021
  • Bed
    Randolph, describing Monticello, plantation of Thomas Jefferson, Charlottesville, VA (quoted in Betts and Perkins 1986: 36) “I find that the limited number of
    85 KB (12,270 words) - 16:58, April 5, 2021
  • Nursery
    John, March 26, 1744, describing a nursery in Fairfax County, VA (Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) “John Meede. . . deeds to Richard Poultney. . . all
    63 KB (9,124 words) - 09:40, April 6, 2021
  • Clump
    describing Mount Vernon, plantation of George Washington, Fairfax County, VA (Jackson and Twohig, eds., 1978: 4:97) “Planted the remainder of the Ash Trees—in
    56 KB (7,984 words) - 14:42, March 25, 2021
  • Hedge
    October 23, 1705, describing a legislative ruling in Virginia (Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) “(I) Be it enacted. . . that if any horses, mares, cattle
    88 KB (12,511 words) - 20:49, March 29, 2021
  • Samuel Vaughan
    Pittsburgh (celebrating the 4th of July at Fort Pitt), Berkeley Springs, Williamsburg, and other towns. At Mount Vernon Vaughan made notes on the mansion and
    25 KB (3,188 words) - 21:31, October 5, 2021
  • Grotto
    describing plans for Monticello, plantation of Thomas Jefferson, Charlottesville, VA (1944: 26–27), “. . . the ground above the spring being very steep, dig into
    29 KB (3,925 words) - 16:49, March 29, 2021
  • Sundial
    Compasses.” Anonymous, 1764, describing the Kingston Parish, Gloucester County, VA (quoted in Lounsbury, ed., 1994: 112) “Ordered that two dials [be] presented
    18 KB (2,362 words) - 14:47, August 6, 2020
  • Flower garden
    Gazette or Weekly Post Bay a property in Staten Island, NY (Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) “To be SOLD. THE pleasant situated Place or Farm of LAWRENCE
    123 KB (18,641 words) - 13:30, April 12, 2021
  • The Evidence of American Garden History
    anachronistic or irrelevant vocabulary. One of the most infamous examples is in Williamsburg, Virginia, a 1930s reconstruction that relied heavily upon one print
    43 KB (5,676 words) - 16:27, September 1, 2021

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