Marengo: clematis-covered pergola and boxwood, with the Miles River in the distance.

Object Details

General: Marengo overlooked the Miles River, with thw town of St. Michaels in the distance. The Victorian/Gothic house was built in the 1890s and consisted of two and one-half stories with a two story kitchen. In the early twentieth century the house underwent some alterations and the gardens were designed by Thomas Sears. The gardens and house were maintained until both were demolished in 1979.

Photographer: Sears, Thomas Warren, 1880-1966
Former owner: Bigelow, J. W.
Landscape architect: Sears, Thomas Warren, 1880-1966; Sears & Wendell
Collection Creator: Sears, Thomas Warren, 1880-1966; Sears & Wendell; Olmsted Brothers; Harvard University; American Society of Landscape Architects

Place: Maryland -- Easton; United States of America -- Maryland -- Talbot County -- Easton; Marengo (Easton, Maryland)

Topic: Spring; Pergolas; Climbing plants; Walkways, grass; Shrubs; Boxwood; Clematis; Gardens -- Maryland -- Easton

See more items in: Thomas Warren Sears photograph collection; Thomas Warren Sears photograph collection / Series 1: Photographic Images / United States / Maryland / MD070: Easton -- 'Marengo,' Bigelow, Mrs. J. W.

Collection Citation: Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Thomas Warren Sears photograph collection.

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