Skibo: perspective rendering of part of the house.

Object Details

General: The rendering contains the notation, "J. Howard Adams/Dec. 18, 1909." Adams is listed as an architect in the Year-Book of the Rhode Island Chapter, American Institute of Architects, published in 1910. In the Rhode Island Historical Preservation Commission's "The Historic and Architectural Resources of South Kingstown, Rhode Island: A Preliminary Report," p. 59, the design of the house is credited to its owner, Sibley C. Smith. It is unclear if J. Howard Adams was actually the architect of Skibo (meaning that the citation in the South Kingstown report is erroneous), or if he was simply the draftsman of the rendering shown in RI048014.

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

Place: Skibo (Matunuck, Rhode Island); United States of America -- Rhode Island -- Washington County -- South Kingston -- Matunuck

Topic: Gardens -- Rhode Island -- Matunuck; Houses; Trees; Walls, stone; Walkways, brick; Children

See more items in: Thomas Warren Sears photograph collection; Thomas Warren Sears photograph collection / Series 1: Photographic Images / United States / Rhode Island / RI048: South Kingstown -- Skibo

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

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