Short Hills -- McKeown Garden
Object Details
- General
- This garden on Park Place in Short Hills was designed by Lois Poinier when the house was constructed in 1963. The slides document construction and landscaping and include images taken several years after completion of installation. Features included extensive foundation planting, a terrace and plantings at the back of the house, and terraced borders anchored by railroad ties. The front of the house featured a Callery pear as well as dwarf boxwood.
- Persons associated with the garden include: Lois W. Poinier (garden designer, 1963), and Samuel Anderson McKeown and Joan Lanston McKeown (former owners).
- Garden designer
- Poinier, Lois W.
- Former owner
- McKeown, Samuel A.
- Collection Garden designer
- Poinier, Lois W.
- Wodell, Helen Page
- Cottrell, Lois Page
- Place
- McKeown Garden (Short Hills, New Jersey)
- United States of America -- New Jersey -- Essex County -- Millburn -- Short Hills
- Topic
- Gardens -- New Jersey -- Short Hills
- Garden designer
- Poinier, Lois W.
- Former owner
- McKeown, Samuel A.
- 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 NJ364
- 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 folder includes work sheets and other 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
- McKeown Garden related holdings consist of 1 folder (13 35 mm. slides)
- Record ID
- ebl-1521745806903-1521745807158-2
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
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