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John Fletcher Steele (June 7, 1885 – July 16, 1971) was an American landscape architect credited with designing and creating over 700 gardens from 1915 to the time of his death. Early life [ edit ]
Antrum House (demolished in 1963) is historically noteworthy for its formal gardens, designed by the famous landscape architect Fletcher Steele. [1] [2] Angelica Livingston Gerry was a great-granddaughter of Elbridge Gerry, a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence [3] and the 5th Vice President of the United States. Angelica ...
Melissa McGrain became a pen pal of Nancy Turner, who supplied valuable advice and interesting knowledge about Steele and the Turners' garden. [9] Nancy Turner was also a valuable source of advice and knowledge for Robin Karson, the author of the 2003 book Fletcher Steele, Landscape Architect: An Account of the Gardenmaker's Life, 1885-1971. [11]
"Fletcher Steele and Naumkeag" — online video on the gardens and their designer. U.S. Department of the Interior: "Interior Secretary Designates 12 National Historic Landmarks" — Naumkeag is one of the 12 — April 4, 2007 press release. The Fletcher Steele Archives at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
She and landscape designer Fletcher Steele restored the building, furnished it with 18th century pieces, and designed gardens to Steele's vision of what a colonial landscape might have been. Choate opened the house as a museum in 1930, and donated it (and eventually Naumkeag as well) to the Trustees of Reservations, who operate both properties ...
This Gilded Age mansion and country estate was designed by McKim, Mead & White, with landscaping by Fletcher Steele. Built in the 1880s for lawyer Joseph Choate, it was given by his daughter to The Trustees of Reservations, who operate it as a museum. [115] 88 + Nauset Archeological District: Nauset Archeological District: April 19, 1993 : Eastham
The house was constructed in 1914–1915 as a wedding gift from the parents of Charlotte Whitney Allen to her and her husband. Warham Whitney and his wife funded the Whitney Allen House, completed in 1915, on a lot which was 90 feet (27.43 meters) by 200 feet (60.96 meters). In 1916 Fletcher Steele submitted his design for a
The Camden Library building was designed in the 1920s by architect Charles F. Loring, and its grounds, including an amphitheatre, represent one of the few public works of landscape architect Fletcher Steele. 5: Parker Cleaveland House: Parker Cleaveland House: May 16, 2000 : Brunswick