Object Details
- General note
- Situated adjacent to the Great Valley Mill, this garden's location is sometimes given as Paoli or Tredyffrin [township], both of which are adjacent and/or overlap with Malvern. The property was sold in the 1940s to Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Colley, who changed the property's name to Mill Run. "Behind the house, which was built in 1738, the hillside slopes sharply to a broad meadow, through which runs the mill-stream. The rock garden, which has been entirely developed by the owner, covers this hillside and is of outstanding horticultural interest...The paths skilfully follow the natural contours and the gardens terminate in woods...Below the house is the stone grist mill...Meal for General Washington's Army at Valley Forge was ground here." (The Garden Club of America Twenty-fifth Annual Meeting, 1938)
- Persons and organizations associated with the garden include: Thomas Jerman (former owner of mill, 1710); R. B. Okie (architect); and Richard Haughton (former owner).
- Former owner
- Haughton, Richard
- Collection Creator
- McFarland, J. Horace (John Horace), 1859-1948
- American Rose Society
- Place
- Valley Mill Farm (Malvern, Pennsylvania)
- United States of America -- Pennsylvania -- Chester County -- Paoli
- Topic
- Gardens -- Pennsylvania -- Paoli
- Former owner
- Haughton, Richard
- See more items in
- J. Horace McFarland Company collection
- J. Horace McFarland Company collection / Series 1: Garden Images / United States / Pennsylvania
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Gardens
- Identifier
- AAG.MCF, File PA055
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Citation
- Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, J. Horace McFarland Company 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 featured in James Boyd, ed., Sara H. Bullock, in A History of The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (Philadelphia: The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, 1929) pp. 484-485.
- Existence and Location of Originals note
- The original glass lantern images of PA055001-PA055002 are located at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society, Philadelphia, PA.
- Scope and Contents note
- The folders include work sheets 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: aag@si.edu.
- Record ID
- ebl-1504732814211-1504732816058-5
