Short Hills -- Halbach Garden No. 1
Object Details
- General
- This garden belonged to Ernest K. Halbach, who in 1948 married garden designer Helen Page Wodell, mother of garden designer Lois W. Poinier and grandmother of landscape designer Page Sanders. It was redesigned in the 1940s by Wodell. This design incorporated flagstone terraces, brick walls and an ornamental iron gate, as well as a lily pond and wall fountain.
- Persons associated with the garden include: Ernest K. Halbach (former owner); and Helen Page Wodell [Halbach] (former owner and landscape designer).
- Former owner
- Halbach, Ernest K.
- Wodell, Helen Page
- Garden designer
- Wodell, Helen Page
- Collection Garden designer
- Poinier, Lois W.
- Wodell, Helen Page
- Cottrell, Lois Page
- Place
- Halbach Garden No. 1 (Short Hills, New Jersey)
- United States of America -- New Jersey -- Essex County -- Short Hills
- Topic
- Gardens -- New Jersey -- Short Hills
- Former owner
- Halbach, Ernest K.
- Wodell, Helen Page
- Garden designer
- Wodell, Helen Page
- See more items in
- Lois W. Poinier slide collection
- Lois W. Poinier slide collection / Series 1: Design work / 1.4: New Jersey
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Gardens
- Identifier
- AAG.PNR, File NJ025
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Citation
- Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Lois W. Poinier 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: aag@si.edu.
- Scope and Contents
- The folders include worksheets and additional information.
- 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.
- Related Materials
- Halbach Garden No. 1 related holdings consist of 2 folders (3 glass lantern slides and 7 35 mm. slides)
- See others in
- Garden Club of America Collection, ca. 1920-[ongoing].
- Record ID
- ebl-1521745806903-1521745807115-0
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
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