Object Details
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- General
- Named for a home of the Lee family near Oxford, England, the Ditchley estate was settled in the 17th century on the Northern Neck of Virginia and looks out onto the Chesapeake Bay. The present mansion was built in 1752 by Kendall Lee. From 1651 on the property was owned only by members of the Lee and Ball families, direct descendants of Colonel Richard Lee, who received the original land grant. Ditchley was purchased In 1935 by Alfred I. du Pont and his wife, the former Jessie Ball. Spacious grounds with traditional plantings surround the house. The property is listed on the Historic American Buildings Survey.
- Persons associated with the garden include: Kendall Lee (former owner, c. 1752); the Lee family (former owners, 1651- ?); the Ball family (former owners, 1651- ?); Alfred I. du Pont (former owner, 1935); and Jessie Ball du Pont (former owner, 1935- ?).
- Former owner
- Lee, Kendall
- Creator
- Ball family
- Lee family
- Former owner
- Du Pont, Alfred I.
- Du Pont, Jessie Ball
- 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
- Ditchley (Ditchley, Virginia)
- United States of America -- Virginia -- Northumberland County -- Ditchley
- Topic
- Gardens -- Virginia -- Ditchley
- Former owner
- Lee, Kendall
- Creator
- Ball family
- Lee family
- Former owner
- Du Pont, Alfred I.
- Du Pont, Jessie Ball
- See more items in
- 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 VA181
- 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 The Garden Club of Virginia Journal, XXXIII, No. 1 (January-February 1988), p. 17. Garden has been featured in Frances Archer Christian and Susanne Williams Massie, Homes and Gardens in Old Virginia (Richmond: Christian and Massie, Inc., 1962), pp. 155-157. Garden has been featured in The Garden Club of Virginia Journal, XXIX, No. 1 (January-February 1984), cover and p. 5.
- Scope and Contents
- The folder includes a worksheet and photocopies of articles and book excerpts about the site.
- 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].
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- Record ID
- ebl-1521747716617-1521747716768-3