Fairfield -- Box Hill
- Former Title
- Hinesite
- General
- "The garden at Box Hill has an early herb garden, knot garden (taken from an early French engraving), roses, peonies, grape arbor, dogwoods, boxwood, Yellow-wood Tree, raised cutting garden, naturalized iris in a field, and woodland walks. The house was built in 1825, and the garden was designed for Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin McFarland Hines in 1954."
- Persons associated with the property include: Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin McFarland Hines (former owners from 1948 to 1993); Vera Breed (landscape architect, 1954); and Mrs. H. Bertram Lambert (gardener, 1954).
- Former owner
- Hines, Benjamin McFarland
- Hines, Benjamin McFarland, Mrs.
- Landscape architect
- Breed, Vera
- Gardener
- Lambert, H. Bertram Mrs.
- Provenance
- Sasqua Garden Club
- Collection Creator
- Garden Club of America
- Place
- Box Hill (Fairfield, Conn.)
- United States of America -- Connecticut -- Fairfield County -- Fairfield
- Topic
- Gardens -- Connecticut -- Fairfield
- Former owner
- Hines, Benjamin McFarland
- Hines, Benjamin McFarland, Mrs.
- Landscape architect
- Breed, Vera
- Gardener
- Lambert, H. Bertram Mrs.
- Provenance
- Sasqua Garden Club
- See more items in
- The Garden Club of America collection
- The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Gardens / Connecticut
- Sponsor
- A project to describe images in this finding aid received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care Initiative, administered by the National Collections Program.
- Custodial History
- Sasqua Garden Club facilitated the submission of this garden's documentation.
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Gardens
- Identifier
- AAG.GCA, File CT193
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Citation
- Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America 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
- Gardens have been featured in a book by Swanson, Faith H. and Virginia Rady. Herb garden design. Hanover, N.H.: University Press of New England, 1984.
- Scope and Contents
- The folder includes a slide list, descriptions of the slides, excerpts from publications featuring the gardens, and a description and worksheet completed by GCA researcher Ann Curley.
- 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.
