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Charles City -- Shirley Plantation

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Charles City -- Shirley Plantation
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Object Details

sova.aag.hol_ref605
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb67647c5a9-a354-418f-8c70-49858c18bcf0
General
Shirley Plantation was first granted to Sir Thomas West in 1613 and then re-granted to Captain Edward Hill in 1656. In 1723, Elizabeth Hill, who inherited the property, married John Carter. The garden itself reflects several periods. Shirley was used as a reference for colonial Revival gardens that Americans copied. The garden on the south side of the house was said to have been designed by Mary Carter in the early 1800s. Shirley was and is noted for its formal boxwood garden. The gardens, which were under restoration in 1998, are open to the public.
Persons associated with the property include: Sir Thomas West (land grant, 1613); Captain Edward Hill (land grant, 1656); Elizabeth Hill Carter (former owner, 1723); and Arthur A. Shurcliff (landscape architect?).
Former owner
Hill, Edward
Landscape architect
Shurcliff, Arthur A. (Arthur Asahel), 1870-1957
Former owner
Carter, John & Elizabeth
Collection Creator
Hollerith family
Collection Photographer
Hollerith, Lucia Beverly, 1891-1982
Collection Creator
Hollerith, Herman, 1860-1929
Collection Photographer
Hollerith, Nannie Talcott, 1898-1985
Hollerith, Virginia
Collection Creator
Garden Club of America
Georgetown Garden Club
Place
Shirley Plantation (Charles City, Virginia)
United States of America -- Virginia -- Charles City County -- Charles City
Topic
Gardens -- Virginia -- Charles City
Former owner
Hill, Edward
Landscape architect
Shurcliff, Arthur A. (Arthur Asahel), 1870-1957
Former owner
Carter, John & Elizabeth
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Hollerith Family slide collection
Hollerith Family slide collection / Gardens and Sites / Virginia
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.HOL, File VA012
Type
Archival materials
Collection Citation
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Hollerith Family Slide 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: [email protected].
Bibliography
Garden has been featured in Alice B. Lockwood, ed., Gardens of Colony and State (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1934), pp. 78-80. Garden has been featured in Edith Tunis Sale, ed., James River Garden Club, compiler, Historic Gardens of Virginia, (Richmond, Virginia: The William Byrd Press Inc., 1930), pp. 27-30. Garden has been featured in Edith Tunis Sale, ed., Manors of Virginia (Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1909), pp. 125-133.
Existence and Location of Originals
The original image of VA012014 is part of the Arthur Shurcliff Collection, Special Collections, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Library.
Scope and Contents
Folders include worksheets, brochures, chronology, genealogy, tour script (1996), and copies of 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: [email protected].
Related Materials
Shirley Plantation related holdings consist of 3 folders (40 35 mm. slides, 8 photoprints, and 13 glass lantern slides)
See others in
Garden Club of America Collection, ca. 1920-[ongoing].
AAG.HOL_ref605
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb67647c5a9-a354-418f-8c70-49858c18bcf0
AAG.HOL
AAG
Record ID
ebl-1521747716617-1521747716753-1

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