Object Details
- Varying Form
- Garvan Estate
- General
- The first owner of Roslyn Hall (also known as the Garvan Estate) 101-acre estate was Stanley Mortimer, who had the Tudor style mansion built in 1891 by the architect James Brown Lord, and the garden designed by landscape architect Nathan Franklin Barrett. There were stone steps and gravel walkways with large plantings of evergreens and other trees and expanses of ground cover, tea gardens, and barns. An ornate wishing well stood in the center of the circular driveway in front of the house. The property was sold to Francis Patrick Garvan (1875-1937) in 1919, who hired Olmsted Associates landscape architects ca. 1930. Copper beech trees were planted by Olmsted Associates. Some of the original garden features remain, including stone arches and garden architecture, but the house, except the chapel, which was demolished in 1974 by developer Robert Praver who subdivided the property. Francis P. Garvan (b.1875-1937) was a prominent New York attorney as well as the president of the Chemical Foundation of America. The Mabel Brady Garvan Collection (10, 00 items including art and decorative arts) are at Yale University. His correspondences concerning his collections are in the Smithsonian's Archives of American Art. Nathan Franklin Barrett (b.1845-1919), who designed the first gardens for Stanley Mortimer, was one of the earliest landscape architects in the US, beginning his professional practice in the 1870s. Persons associated with the garden include Stanley Mortimer (former owner, 1891-1919), Francis P. Garvan (former owner 1919-1937). The Garvan family (former owners, 1937-1974), Nathan Franklin Barrett (landscape architect, 1845-1919) and Olmsted Associates (landscape architects, ca. 1930s).
- Former owner
- Mortimer, Stanley
- Garvan, Francis P. (Francis Patrick), 1875-1937
- Architect
- Lord, James Brown
- Landscape architect
- Olmsted Brothers
- Barrett, Nathan Franklin
- Collection Collector
- Marchand, Richard
- Former owner
- Mortimer, Stanley
- Garvan, Francis P. (Francis Patrick), 1875-1937
- Architect
- Lord, James Brown
- Landscape architect
- Olmsted Brothers
- Barrett, Nathan Franklin
- See more items in
- Richard Marchand historical postcard collection (35mm slides)
- Richard Marchand historical postcard collection (35mm slides) / New York
- Sponsor
- A project to describe images in this finding aid in this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care Initiative, administered by the National Collections Program.
- Extent
- 1 Slides (photographs)
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Gardens
- Identifier
- AAG.MAR, File NY159
- Type
- Archival materials
- Slides (photographs)
- Collection Citation
- Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Richard Marchand historical postcard 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.
- 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-1585920647092-1585920647342-2
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