Warwick -- Gerry Garden

Object Details

General: This site was the home of Peter Goelet Gerry and his first wife Mathilde Townsend Gerry (later Welles). Gerry was a prominent attorney who would serve several terms as a United States senator. The album includes 20 images taken in the summer of 1914 and another 20 that were probably taken later that year. Renovation and construction was under way in the summer and the later photographs document some of the completed work, which probably featured Sears designs. Stone work near the house, including an elevated terrace, took advantage of views across broad expanses of lawn toward nearby coastal waters.; Persons associated with the site include Thomas W. Sears (landscape architect and photographer, 1914) and Peter Goelet Gerry and Mathilde Townsend Gerry (former owners, 1914).

Landscape architect: Sears, Thomas Warren, 1880-1966
Photographer: Sears, Thomas Warren, 1880-1966
Former owner: Gerry, Peter Goelet, 1879-1957; Gerry, Mathilde Scott Townsend, 1885-1949
Collection Creator: Sears, Thomas Warren, 1880-1966; Sears & Wendell; Olmsted Brothers; Harvard University; American Society of Landscape Architects

Place: Gerry Garden (Warwick, Rhode Island); United States of America -- Rhode Island -- Kent County -- Warwick

Landscape architect: Sears, Thomas Warren, 1880-1966
Photographer: Sears, Thomas Warren, 1880-1966
Former owner: Gerry, Peter Goelet, 1879-1957; Gerry, Mathilde Scott Townsend, 1885-1949

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

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 file includes 1 photograph album and a folder with information about Peter Goelet Gerry and the property.

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