Object Details
- General
- Wiley House was designed by Philip Johnson for the Wiley Family in 1952. This site features a restored barn, swimming pool, and modern house, incorporating unusual interior plantings that are documented in some of the images. The landscape design may have been by Friede Stege.
- This house and garden were included in the 1955 and 1957 Modern House tours in New Canaan.
- Persons associated with the garden include: Friede Stege? (landscape architect), Philip Johnson (architect, 1952), John C. Smith (former owner).Robert C. Wiley (former owner, 1952), Archbishop of New York (1978), Howell D. and Linda K. Wood (former owners, 1979), and Frank P. Gallipoli, 1994).
- Landscape architect
- Stege, Friede, 1896-1990
- Architect
- Johnson, Philip, 1906-2005
- Collection Creator
- Adams, Molly, 1918-2003
- Place
- Wiley Garden (New Canaan, Connecticut)
- United States of America -- Connecticut -- New Canaan -- Fairfield County
- Topic
- Gardens -- Connecticut -- New Canaan
- Landscape architect
- Stege, Friede, 1896-1990
- Architect
- Johnson, Philip, 1906-2005
- See more items in
- Maida Babson Adams American garden collection.
- Maida Babson Adams American garden collection. / Series 1: Garden Images / Connecticut
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Gardens
- Identifier
- AAG.ADM, File CT336
- Type
- Archival materials
- 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 "The Harvard Five in New Canaan: Midcenutry Modern Houses by Marcel Breuer, Landis Gores, John Johansen, Philip Johnson, Eliot Noyes and others" by William D. Earls and in the June 1955 issue of Architectural Record.
- Scope and Contents
- The folder includes worksheets and articles.
- 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.
- Record ID
- ebl-1562717420525-1562717421053-1
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