White Plains -- Homeside

Object Details

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6f4367171-a2d1-4ac2-bb43-c0a950a47bc3

General

Mr. and Mrs. James A. Thomas commissioned Ellen Shipman to design the landscape for their estate, called Homeside, in White Plains, New York around 1936. Shipman designed several gardens including a flower garden, cutting garden, and rock garden, in addition to architectural features such as the walls, terraces, steps, gates, and a tool house, greenhouse, and additions and alterations to the main house. Her gardens included a fountain and pool with perennial borders, and bulb, shrub, and tree plantings. She also changed the entrance drive and added screen plantings between it and the garden walls. Persons Associated: James A. Thomas (former owners); Ellen Biddle Shipman (landscape architect).

Landscape architect

Shipman, Ellen Biddle, 1869-1950

Owner

Thomas, James A.

Thomas, James A., Mrs.

Collection Landscape architect

Shipman, Ellen Biddle, 1869-1950

Place

United States of America -- New York -- Westchester County -- White Plains

Homeside (White Plains, New York)

Topic

Gardens -- New York -- White Plains

Landscape architect

Shipman, Ellen Biddle, 1869-1950

Owner

Thomas, James A.

Thomas, James A., Mrs.

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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.

Extent

1 Film negative

Date

circa 1936

Container

Box 2

Archival Repository

Archives of American Gardens

Identifier

AAG.SHP, File NY1200

Type

Archival materials

Negatives

Film negative

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: [email protected].

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: [email protected].

Related Materials

Cornell University, Ellen Shipman Papers, Ithaca, New York.

Record ID

ebl-1633715325312-1633715325361-2