Object Details
- General
- "The Ridout House was built in 1763 by John Ridout. He came to Maryland as Provincial Secretary to Governor Horatio Sharpe. John Ridout married in May 1765 to the daughter of Samuel Ogle. The house is two stories and has one of the oldest surviving gardens in Annapolis. The house still has some of its original terracing and old plantings."
- Persons associated with the property include: Dr. William Govane Ridout (former owner); John Ridout (former owner in 1753); redesigned by Rose Greely in 1953 (landscape architect).
- Former owner
- Ridout, John
- Ridout, William Govane Doctor
- Landscape architect
- Greely, Rose, 1887-1969
- Collection Creator
- Garden Club of America
- Place
- Ridout House (Annapolis, Md.)
- United States of America -- Maryland -- Anne Arundel County -- Annapolis
- Topic
- Gardens -- Maryland -- Annapolis
- Former owner
- Ridout, John
- Ridout, William Govane Doctor
- Landscape architect
- Greely, Rose, 1887-1969
- See more items in
- The Garden Club of America collection
- The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Gardens / Maryland
- 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.
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Gardens
- Identifier
- AAG.GCA, File MD153
- Type
- Archival materials
- 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
- Garden has been featured in Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland. Maryland gardens and houses. Baltimore, The Barton-Gillet Company, c1930. Garden has been featured in Garden Club of America. Gardens of colony and state; gardens and gardeners of the American colonies and of the the republic before 1840. New York: Pub. for the Garden Club of America by C. Scribner's Sons, 1931-34. Garden has been featured in Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland. Some gardens and mansions of Maryland, a descriptive guide book. Baltimore: The Barton-Gillet Company, c1930.
- 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-1643208220039-1643210180135-0
