Dobbs Ferry -- Herter Garden
Object Details
- General
- For this site adjacent to woodlands Lois W. Poinier designed a stone stairway leading down from a porch to a grassy area. At the foot of the stairs a stone wall featured a fountain and fish pond accented by a sculpture of a cherub. A flagstone patio by the lawn was separated from it by a low stone wall. Surrounding the lawn was a garden border featuring azaleas, a dogwood, and other shrubs, providing a boundary between the house and the trees beyond. The property was probably located on Sherman Avenue.
- Persons associated with the garden include: Lois W. Poinier (garden designer) and Harriet Herter (probable former owner). Although Poinier's records refer to a "Dr." Herter and wife as the project clients, his name has not been determined.
- Garden designer
- Poinier, Lois W.
- Collection Garden designer
- Poinier, Lois W.
- Wodell, Helen Page
- Cottrell, Lois Page
- Place
- United States of America -- New York -- Westchester County -- Greenburgh -- Dobbs Ferry
- Topic
- Gardens -- New York -- Dobbs Ferry
- Walls, stone
- Wall fountains
- Lawns
- Flowering trees
- Patios, flagstone
- Stairways
- Garden designer
- Poinier, Lois W.
- See more items in
- Lois W. Poinier slide collection
- Lois W. Poinier slide collection / Series 1: Design work / 1.5: New York
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Gardens
- Identifier
- AAG.PNR, File NY798
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Citation
- Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Lois W. Poinier slide collection.
- Collection Rights
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- 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-1521745806903-1521745807026-1
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
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