Pottsville -- Schaeffer Garden

Object Details

General: This hillside site, complementing a Colonial Revival house and carriage house, featured both a formal design and terraces. Accents included a sundial, rusticwork furniture, and numerous walkways, stone walls, and stairs. Other areas of the garden were allowed to retain a more natural atmosphere featuring trees and shrubs. The house was built by the Schaeffer family and is still in private hands.; It isn't clear whether Thomas Sears designed this garden (if so, it would have been quite early in his career) or simply photographed it. Of some interest, however, are the four images for which both lantern slides and source negatives (by Sears) are present. Identification of the site and images was facilitated by David Derbes of the Historical Society of Schuylkill County.; Persons associated with the garden include the Schaeffer family (former owners, ca. 1909).

Former owner: Schaeffer family
Collection Creator: Sears, Thomas Warren, 1880-1966; Sears & Wendell; Olmsted Brothers; Harvard University; American Society of Landscape Architects

Place: Schaeffer Garden (Pottsville, Pennsylvania); United States of America -- Pennsylvania -- Schuylkill County -- Pottsville

See more items in: Thomas Warren Sears photograph collection; Thomas Warren Sears photograph collection / Series 1: Photographic Images / United States / Pennsylvania

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.

Scope and Contents: The folder includes worksheets, photocopies of correspondence, 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: Schaeffer Garden related holdings consist of 1 folder (19 glass negatives; 7 lantern slides)