Object Details
- General
- Located on one hundred twenty acres, Mountain View's garden, first established in the 1930s, is developed on three of those acres. After consulting with landscape designers, Christian Fenderson and Gordon Hayward in 1975, the present owners decided to rely on their own talent and labor to resurrect the neglected landscape. They restored the walled perennial garden and made the original pond longer and narrower, adding an island and a bridge. A path curves down the hill from the house to the pond buttressed by stone walls and flanked on one side by roses and cutting gardens. Next to it, an arbor and fountain feature restored by artist and neighbor Bob Taylor, stands in the more formal gardens on the north side of the house. A white garden featuring woodland and shade plants borders the southwestern path to the guest cottage and frames one side of the pond. Several architectural elements have been added to the garden such as a copper heron sculpture by J. Donald Felix, a copper peacock statue, birdbaths, sundial, benches, fences, and a swing. The garden blooms from mid-April to mid-November with many well-chosen combinations of perennials and annuals that blend with the surrounding woods.
- Persons associated with this property are: Gardner S. Shephard (former owner, ca. 1858-1892); Timothy Tufts (former owner, 1892-1905); Harry Wiggin Bennett (former owner, 1905-1952); Andasia R. Bennett (former owner, 1952-1964); Bob Taylor (artist and welder) and J. Donald Felix (artist).
- Artist
- Felix, J. Donald
- Taylor, Bob
- Former owner
- Shepard, Gardner S.
- Tufts, Timothy
- Bennett, Harry Wiggin
- Bennett, Andasia R.
- Collection Creator
- Garden Club of America
- Place
- Mountain View Garden (Alstead, New Hampshire)
- United States of America -- New Hampshire -- Stafford County -- Lee
- Topic
- Gardens -- New Hampshire -- Alstead
- Artist
- Felix, J. Donald
- Taylor, Bob
- Former owner
- Shepard, Gardner S.
- Tufts, Timothy
- Bennett, Harry Wiggin
- Bennett, Andasia R.
- See more items in
- The Garden Club of America collection
- The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Gardens / New Hampshire
- 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.
- Custodial History
- The Monadnock Garden Club facilitated the submission of this garden's documentation.
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Gardens
- Identifier
- AAG.GCA, File NH071
- Type
- Archival materials
- Slides (photographs)
- 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
- This garden was featured in the September 1992 article "Northern Exposure" published in Traditional Home Magazine and "Alstead Through the Years, 1763-1900," by Helen Fink, Alstead Historical Society, 1992.
- Genre/Form
- Slides (photographs)
- Scope and Contents
- Mountain View related holdings consist of 1 folder (18 35 mm. slides (photographs)). The folder includes worksheets, site plans, photocopies of articles about the project, 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.
- Record ID
- ebl-1643208220039-1643210181702-2
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