Manhasset -- Kiluna Farm

Object Details

General: Kiluna Farm was the Long Island country estate of Barbara and William S. Paley and featured work by several noted landscape architects including Alice Recknagel Ireys, Russell Page, Thomas D. Church, Henry Francis du Pont, and the firm of Innocenti & Webel. The garden's design focused on a dell "transformed into a well-defined, planted punch bowl, with a large oval pond in the center, set in an inner frame of lawn, with an outer frame of ground covers, low evergreens, flowering trees and shrubs." Azaleas, rhododendrons, and mountain laurel were underpinned by more than 20 varieties of ground cover plants. The property also featured a vegetable garden and greenhouses.; Persons associated with the garden include: Barbara and William S. Paley (former owners, ca. 1947-1990); Alice Recknagel Ireys (landscape architect); Russell Page (landscape architect); Thomas D. Church (landscape architect); Henry Francis du Pont (landscape architect); and Innocenti & Webel (landscape architects).

Former owner: Paley, William S.; Paley, Barbara Cushing
Landscape architect: Ireys, Alice Recknagel, 1911-2000; Page, Russell; Church, Thomas Dolliver
Horticulturist: Du Pont, Henry Francis, 1880-1969
Landscape architect: Innocenti & Webel
Collection Creator: Adams, Molly, 1918-2003

Place: Kiluna Farm (Manhasset, New York); United States of America -- New York -- Nassau County -- Manhasset

Former owner: Paley, William S.; Paley, Barbara Cushing
Landscape architect: Ireys, Alice Recknagel, 1911-2000; Page, Russell; Church, Thomas Dolliver
Horticulturist: Du Pont, Henry Francis, 1880-1969
Landscape architect: Innocenti & Webel

See more items in: Maida Babson Adams American garden collection.; Maida Babson Adams American garden collection. / Series 1: Garden Images / New York

Collection Citation: Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Maida Babson Adams American garden 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 Valentine Lawford, "The Gardens of Mrs. William S. Paley: Landscape Architecture by Russell Page," Architectural Record [before 1978], pp. 144-149.

Scope and Contents: The folders include worksheets, garden plans, photocopies of articles about the garden, and other information.

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.

Related Materials: Kiluna Farm related holdings consist of 2 folders (30 photoprints (including 3 contact sheets); 5 120 mm. slides; 17 35 mm. slides; 1 transparency)
See others in: Garden Club of America Collection, ca. 1920-[ongoing].