Westport -- Kingsview

Object Details

General: Located on two acres in Cohasset, MA, Kingsview is a uniquely beautiful and historic garden, painstakingly documented and renovated to be made functional with views of the Atlantic Ocean and Little Harbor, MA. The house, built in 1891, has a long history, but the present gardens were established in 1999. The hardscaping was redesigned to include: new garden walls, walkways and entry gates, pool and patio levels. New landscaping was added and included: a hosta courtyard, hedges, rose garden, grape arbor, tree and shrub border edging the lawn, Koi pond with fountain, black pine and ferns. A conservatory was added in 2000.; Persons associated with the garden include: Preston Clark (former owner, 1891-1946), Gen and Frederick Good (former owner, 1946-1975), Edward and Sylvia McCormack (former owner, 1975-1991), Michael and Victoria Kennedy (former owner, 1991-1999), Martell Designer Craftsman, hardscaping (1991-1993), James Torrey, rosarian (1991-present), Alden Torrey, gardener (1991-present), Frank Jason, gardener (1893).

Former owner: Clark, Preston; Good, Gen; Good, Frederick; McCormack, Edward; McCormack, Sylvia; Kennedy, Michael; Kennedy, Victoria
Provenance: Cohasset Garden Club
Collection Creator: Garden Club of America

Place: Kingsview (Cohasset, Massachusetts); United States of America -- Massachusetts -- Bristol County -- Westport

Former owner: Clark, Preston; Good, Gen; Good, Frederick; McCormack, Edward; McCormack, Sylvia; Kennedy, Michael; Kennedy, Victoria
Provenance: Cohasset Garden Club

See more items in: The Garden Club of America collection; The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Gardens / Massachusetts

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: Cohasset Garden Club facilitated the submission of this garden's documentation.

Collection Citation: Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.

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Related Materials: Kingsview related holdings consist of 1 folder (16 digital images)