Object Details
- General
- This garden takes its name from Austin Radcliffe Baldwin and his wife Mary Mildred Williams Baldwin, who are known to have owned the property in 1911. The house was designed about 1901 by Harold Van Buren Magonigle and is described in a 1904 article as a "model replica of a cottage at Iffley Lock-on-the-Thames." This article also includes a copy of the garden plan, although it erroneously locates the property in Ridgefield rather than Glen Ridge, New Jersey. Trees, shrubs, and climbing plants and vines complemented the house. Although the exact date of the photographs is unknown they are believed to be from 1905-1910, when Thomas Sears took his other images in Glen Ridge (see NJ089000 for information on the dating of the Glen Ridge images). Identification of the site and images was facilitated by Sally Meyer of the Glen Ridge Historical Society.
- Persons associated with the site include Austin Radcliffe Baldwin and Mary Mildred Williams Baldwin (former owners, ca. 1911) and Harold Van Buren Magonigle (architect, ca. 1901).
- Former owner
- Baldwin, Austin Radcliffe, b. 1874
- Baldwin, Mary Mildred Williams, b. 1873
- Creator
- Magonigle, Harold Van Buren, 1867-1935
- Collection Creator
- Sears, Thomas Warren, 1880-1966
- Sears & Wendell
- Olmsted Brothers
- Harvard University
- American Society of Landscape Architects
- Place
- Baldwin Garden (Glen Ridge, New Jersey)
- United States of America -- New Jersey -- Essex County -- Glen Ridge
- Topic
- Gardens -- New Jersey -- Glen Ridge
- Former owner
- Baldwin, Austin Radcliffe, b. 1874
- Baldwin, Mary Mildred Williams, b. 1873
- Creator
- Magonigle, Harold Van Buren, 1867-1935
- See more items in
- Thomas Warren Sears photograph collection
- Thomas Warren Sears photograph collection / Series 1: Photographic Images / United States / New Jersey
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Gardens
- Identifier
- AAG.SRS, File NJ091
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Citation
- Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Thomas Warren Sears photograph 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 has been featured in "A House at Ridgefield, N.J.," The Architectural Review, Vol. XI (January-December, 1904), pp. 36-39.
- Scope and Contents
- The folder includes a worksheet, a photocopy of an article about the house and garden, and additional information about the property.
- 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-1562707900944-1562707902021-4
