Brookville -- Topsfield

Object Details

Varying Form: Also known as Long Island University, Fine Arts Center, Hillwood, and C. W. Post College.

Landscape architect: Shipman, Ellen Biddle, 1869-1950
Former owner: Gossler, Philip, 1870-1945; Robinson, J. Randolph, 1879-1933; Hutton, Edward F. (Edward Frances), 1875-1962; Post, Marjorie Merriweather
Owner: Long Island University. C. W. Post College
Architect: Pope, John Russell, 1874-1937
Landscape architect: Coffin, Marian Cruger, 1876-1957
Collection Landscape architect: Shipman, Ellen Biddle, 1869-1950

Place: United States of America -- New York -- Nassau County -- Oyster Bay -- Brookville; Hillwood (Brookville, New York); Topsfield (Brookville, New York)

Landscape architect: Shipman, Ellen Biddle, 1869-1950
Former owner: Gossler, Philip, 1870-1945; Robinson, J. Randolph, 1879-1933; Hutton, Edward F. (Edward Frances), 1875-1962; Post, Marjorie Merriweather
Owner: Long Island University. C. W. Post College
Architect: Pope, John Russell, 1874-1937
Landscape architect: Coffin, Marian Cruger, 1876-1957

See more items in: Ellen Shipman Garden Photography Collection; Ellen Shipman Garden Photography Collection / Gardens / New York

Sponsor: Cataloging of the Ellen Shipman Garden Photography Collection was made possible with support from the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum.

Collection Citation: Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Ellen Shipman garden photography 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 is has been featured in (as the Topsfield) Judith B. Tankard, Ellen Shipman and The American Garden (Athens, GA: University of Georgia Press, 2018), p. 78. Garden has been featured (as the Topsfield) in Judith B. Tankard, The Gardens of Ellen Biddle Shipman (Sagaponeck, NY: Sagapress, Inc., 1996), p. 93, 269n8. Garden has been featured in Sclare, Donald and Lisa. Beaux-Arts Estates: A Guide to the Architecture of Long Island. New York: Viking Press. Garden has been featured in Town & Country, February 1, 1927, p. 47-48. Garden featured in Town and Country Magazine, June 1, 1926, page 44; "The Quest of the Unusual in Iris," Garden and Home Builder, Volume 43, No. 5, July 1926 p. 463. Garden has been featured in Long Island Estates Exhibit Catalogue; 1985. Country Life, April 1937, pg 48-49. Garden has been featured in Portrait of an Era in Landscape Architecture (Bronx, NY: Wave HIll, 1983).

Other Finding Aids: Lewis & Valentine company records, 1916-1971. The Garden Club of America collection, circa 1920-[on-going].

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: Cornell University, Ellen Shipman Papers, Ithaca, New York. Hillwood related holdings consist of 3 folders (20 35 mm. slides) Another repository of images (23) of this garden is the Richard E. Ballard Collection at Winterthur Museum, Delaware.