Old Westbury -- Templeton
- Varying Form
- de Seversky Conference Center, formely known as.
- General
- Templeton, with its neo-classic Georgian manor house built in 1916-1917 by Alfred I. Du Pont, Jr., originally consisted of 130 acres. Thomas Hastings' design for the house, originally called White Eagle, exemplified his thesis of combining the house with the surrounding landscape to form a marriage between them. The grounds' sweeping vistas with undulating rises combine with architectural terraces, loggias, and balustrades. The estate is now the de Seversky Conference Center of the New York Institute of Technology.
- Persons and firms associated with the garden include: Alfred I. Du Pont (former owner, ca. 1916-1926); Amy Phipps (Mrs. Frederick E.) Guest (former owner, 1926-1959); Winston Guest (former owner, 1959-1972); Thomas Hastings (architect and landscape architect, 1916-1917); and Carrère & Hastings (architects, 1916-1917).
- Former owner
- Du Pont, Alfred I., Jr.
- Guest, Amy Phipps, d. 1959
- Guest, Winston
- Architect
- Hastings, Thomas
- Landscape architect
- Hastings, Thomas
- Architect
- Carrère & Hastings
- Collection Creator
- Garden Club of America
- Place
- Templeton (Old Westbury, N.Y.)
- United States of America -- New York -- Nassau County -- Westbury
- Topic
- Gardens -- New York -- Old Westbury
- Former owner
- Du Pont, Alfred I., Jr.
- Guest, Amy Phipps, d. 1959
- Guest, Winston
- Architect
- Hastings, Thomas
- Landscape architect
- Hastings, Thomas
- Architect
- Carrère & Hastings
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- The Garden Club of America collection
- The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Gardens / New York
- 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.
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Gardens
- Identifier
- AAG.GCA, File NY330
- 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
- Garden has been featured in Robert B. MacKay, Anthony Baker, and Carol Traynor, eds., Long Island Country Houses and Their Architects 1860-1940 (New York: W. W. Norton, 1997). Garden has been featured in The Long Island Country House 1870-1930 (Southampton, NY: The Parrish Art Museum, 1988), pp. 58 and 106-107. Garden has been featured in Liise and Donald Sclare, Beaux-Arts Estates: a Guide to the Architecture of Long Island (New York: Viking Press, 1980). Garden has been featured in Monica Randall, The Mansions of Long Island's Gold Coast (New York: Hastings House, 1979), pp. 179-184.
- Scope and Contents
- The folders include worksheets, garden plans, and photocopies of articles and other printed materials about the estate and garden.
- 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.
