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[Mrs. Eldridge Merick Fowler house, 363 Grove Street, Pasadena, California. Fountain in flower garden]

[Mrs. Eldridge Merick Fowler house, 363 Grove Street, Pasadena, Califo...

Site History. House: Louis Kwiatkowski, with changes in 1915 by Myron Hunt. Landscape: Myron Hunt, 1915, and Paul Joseph Howard. Gardener: John Blake. Associated Name: Margaret Brewer (Mrs. Eldridge M.) Fowler.... More

[John Henry Fisher adobe, 765 West Highland Avenue, Redlands, California. Outdoor kitchen]

[John Henry Fisher adobe, 765 West Highland Avenue, Redlands, Californ...

Site History. House Architecture: John Henry Fisher, circa 1915. Landscape: John Henry Fisher, circa 1915. Today: House and garden not extant. Slide used with lecture "California Gardens" as no. 32. Title, date... More

["Arcady," George Owen Knapp house, Sycamore Canyon Road, Montecito, California. Lower garden, indoor swimming pool at pool house]

["Arcady," George Owen Knapp house, Sycamore Canyon Road, Montecito, C...

Site History. House Architecture: Italianate mission style house by Ralph Radcliffe-Whitehead, built by Christopher Tornoe and expanded by E. Russell Ray in 1911 for George Owen Knapp. Landscape: Francis Towns... More

["Arcady," George Owen Knapp house, Sycamore Canyon Road, Montecito, California. Roses along pathway]

["Arcady," George Owen Knapp house, Sycamore Canyon Road, Montecito, C...

Site History. House Architecture: Italianate mission style house by Ralph Radcliffe-Whitehead, built by Christopher Tornoe and expanded by E. Russell Ray in 1911 for George Owen Knapp. Landscape: Francis Towns... More

["Surprise Valley Farm," Arthur Curtiss James property, Beacon Hill Road, Newport, Rhode Island. Stone buildings and stone fence]

["Surprise Valley Farm," Arthur Curtiss James property, Beacon Hill Ro...

No. 1100. No. 353. Title and date information provided by Sam Watters, 2012. Forms part of: Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress).

["El Fureidis," James Waldron Gillespie house, Parra Grande Lane, Montecito, California. Stairway]

["El Fureidis," James Waldron Gillespie house, Parra Grande Lane, Mont...

Site History. House Architecture: Bertram Grovesnor Goodhue with Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson, built from 1905-1906; Myron Hunt and Elmer Grey, Supervising Architects. Landscape: Bertram Grovesnor Goodhue with Cram... More

["Lake Terrace," John Stoughton Newberry, Jr., house, 99 Lake Shore Drive, Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan.. Pergola]

["Lake Terrace," John Stoughton Newberry, Jr., house, 99 Lake Shore Dr...

Site History. House architecture: Earnest Wilby with Albert Kahn, commissioned 1911. Landscape: Alfred Beaver Yeomans. Associated Name: Edith Stanton (Mrs. John S.) Newberry, Jr. Today: House and garden not ext... More

Garden sentinels / photographed by Frances B. Johnston.

Garden sentinels / photographed by Frances B. Johnston.

Illus. in: Garden Journal, v. 1, no. 2 (1917 Sept.), p. iv. Copyright 1917 by Elinore E. Harde. Published in: Gardens for a Beautiful America / Sam Watters. New York : Acanthus Press, 2012. Figure 31.

["Welwyn," Harold Irving Pratt house, 100 Crescent Beach Road, Glen Cove, New York. The Young Diana sculpture in garden]

["Welwyn," Harold Irving Pratt house, 100 Crescent Beach Road, Glen Co...

Photo shows the Young Diana sculpture by Janet Scudder. Site History. House Architecture: Georgian revival house by Babb, Cook & Welsh, 1904-1906, with alterations by Delano & Aldrich, mid-1910s. Landscape: Mar... More

["Beechgate," Robert Carmer Hill house, Woodland Avenue, Englewood, New Jersey. Flower garden gate]

["Beechgate," Robert Carmer Hill house, Woodland Avenue, Englewood, Ne...

Site History. Landscape: Anna Gilman (Mrs. Robert C.) Hill, on four acres, circa 1911. On slide (handwritten): "Hill." On slide (printed): "176 Fulton Street, New York." (Slide manufacturer: T.H. McAllister-Kel... More

[Apartment of Prince Pierre Troubetzkoy, 15 West 67th Street, New York City, with fireplace, bear rug, and paintings]

[Apartment of Prince Pierre Troubetzkoy, 15 West 67th Street, New York...

Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). Public domain photograph - New York City, downtown, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

["The Causeway," James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington, D.C. Fountain]

["The Causeway," James Parmelee house, 3100 Macomb Street, Washington,...

Site History. House Architecture: Charles Adams Platt, 1912. Landscape: Charles Adams Platt, overall plan, 1912 and Ellen Biddle Shipman, 1913. Associated Name: Alice Maury (Mrs. James) Parmelee. Today: House p... More

[Living room in St. Gaudens, Windsor, Vermont]

[Living room in St. Gaudens, Windsor, Vermont]

Photograph from the Johnston-Hewitt Studio, New York. Forms part of: Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress).

[William Albert Smoot, Jr., house, 220 North Washington Street, Alexandria, Virginia. Boxwood garden]

[William Albert Smoot, Jr., house, 220 North Washington Street, Alexan...

Site History. House Architecture: Georgian brick house built circa 1767 with changes. Landscape: Harriet Ansley (Mrs. William A.) Smoot, Jr. Other: Also know as Lloyd house, purchased by Smoot in 1916. Today: ... More

Massachusetts. Beverly Cove. Formal gardens of Miss Abbey Hunt-Evans

Massachusetts. Beverly Cove. Formal gardens of Miss Abbey Hunt-Evans

Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection. No. 1168. Public domain photograph - historical image of Massachusetts, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Flower garden, at the home of Mrs. Francis B. Harrington, Ipswich, Massachusetts]

[Flower garden, at the home of Mrs. Francis B. Harrington, Ipswich, Ma...

Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). Public domain photograph - historical image of Massachusetts, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[William Samuel Kies house, Scarborough and Old Albany Roads, Scarborough, New York. Pergola]

[William Samuel Kies house, Scarborough and Old Albany Roads, Scarboro...

Site History. House Architecture: Patterson & Dula, plans by 1916. Landscape: Clarence Fowler, ca. 1920; James Frederick Dawson, Olmsted Brothers in 1916. Associated Name: Mabel Best (Mrs. William S.) Kies. Tod... More

[Insignia of the Society of Little Gardens, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]

[Insignia of the Society of Little Gardens, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...

Photo shows crest divided in quarters with bird, potted plant, honeybee, and twig with two leaves and acorn; watering can above crest and banner reading "Yards and Yards" below. Insignia designed by E.W. Lowber... More

[Charlotte Hunnewell Sorchan house, Turtle Bay Gardens, 228 East 49th Street, New York, New York. Garden]

[Charlotte Hunnewell Sorchan house, Turtle Bay Gardens, 228 East 49th ...

Site History. House architecture and landscape: Edward Clarence Dean and William Lawrence Bottomley, 1919-1920. Associated Name: Charlotte Bronson Hunnewell Sorchan, developer. Today: Extant. Slide for lecturin... More

[George Hoadly Ingalls house, 154 East 78th Street, New York, New York. View from terrace to garden]

[George Hoadly Ingalls house, 154 East 78th Street, New York, New York...

Site History. Associated Name: Katherine Hinkle (Mrs. George Hoadly) Ingalls. Today: Garden and house not extant. Other: Photographs of this garden were entered in the 1922 The City Gardens Club of New York Cit... More

New York City - Medal of the School Nature League

New York City - Medal of the School Nature League

Photo shows front and back of medal, with cherubs gardening and name Alphée DuBois on one side and the initials S.N.L. on the other. On slide (handwritten): "New York City-Medal of the School Nature League" and... More

[Lathrop Colgate house, Bedford Village, New York. Trellis]

[Lathrop Colgate house, Bedford Village, New York. Trellis]

Site History. Landscape: Edith Leonard (Mrs. Lathrop) Colgate, probable landscape gardener. Today: Garden not extant. On slide (handwritten): "Colgate, Bedford, NY." Title, date, and subject information provide... More

["Fenimore," James Stetson Metcalfe house, Bedford Hills, New York. View to Lake Marie from terraced garden]

["Fenimore," James Stetson Metcalfe house, Bedford Hills, New York. Vi...

Site History. Landscape: Elizabeth Tyree (Mrs. James S.) Metcalfe, probable landscape gardner. Today: House not extant, property now part of Bedford Hills Memorial Park. On slide: Blind embossed stamp "Frances ... More

[White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. Southeast garden]

[White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. Southeast gar...

Title, and subject information provided by Sam Watters, 2011. Public domain photograph of historic place in Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

["Old Acres," Robert Low Bacon house, Old Westbury, New York. Azaleas by pool]

["Old Acres," Robert Low Bacon house, Old Westbury, New York. Azaleas ...

Site History. House architecture: John Russell Pope, 1904-1910. Landscape: Martha Brookes Brown Hutcheson, 1904-1910; Virginia Murray (Mrs. Robert L.) Bacon. Other: House also known as "Oldfields." Today: House... More

["Fenimore," James Stetson Metcalfe house, Bedford Hills, New York. Swimming  pool]

["Fenimore," James Stetson Metcalfe house, Bedford Hills, New York. Sw...

Site History. Landscape: Elizabeth Tyree (Mrs. James S.) Metcalfe, probable landscape gardener. Today: House not extant, property now part of Bedford Hills Memorial Park. On slide: red seal sticker. Title, dat... More

[Gramercy Park, between East 20th and East 21st Streets east of Park Avenue, New York, New York. View to Metropolitan Life Insurance Company tower]

[Gramercy Park, between East 20th and East 21st Streets east of Park A...

Site History. Park created in 1831 by Samuel B. Ruggels, managed by the Gramercy Park Association. Today: Park extant. Possibly photographed by Charles I. Berg, architect and photographer, who was secretary of ... More

[Dr. Henry Alexander Murray, Jr., house, 129 East 69th Street, New York, New York. View to terrace]

[Dr. Henry Alexander Murray, Jr., house, 129 East 69th Street, New Yor...

Site History. Landscape: Clarence Fowler. Associated Names: Josephine Rantoul (Mrs. Alexander) Murray. Other: This garden won the second prize medal for a city garden at the 1922 City Gardens Club of New York C... More

["Flagstones," Charles Clinton Marshall house, 117 West 55th Street, New York, New York. Backyard before renovation]

["Flagstones," Charles Clinton Marshall house, 117 West 55th Street, N...

Site history. Landscape: Abby Story (Mrs. Charles C.) Marshall. This garden was comprised of three lots at 117 and 119 West 55th Street, owned by Charles Clinton Marshall who lived at 117. Other: At the 1922 Ci... More

["Whitemarsh Hall," Edward Townsend Stotesbury house, Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania. Interior]

["Whitemarsh Hall," Edward Townsend Stotesbury house, Wyndmoor, Pennsy...

Site History. House architecture: Horace Trumbauer, completed 1922. Terrace Landscape: Jacques-Auguste-Henri Gréber. Title, date, and subject information provided by Sam Watters, 2013. Frances Benjamin Johnston... More

["Thornewood," Chester Thorne house, Lakewood, Washington Flower garden]

["Thornewood," Chester Thorne house, Lakewood, Washington Flower garde...

Site History. House Architecture: Kirtland Kelsey Cutter, built 1909-1911. Landscape: James Frederick Dawson and John Charles Olmsted, Olmsted Brothers, 1908 -1913. Today: Preserved as Thornewood Castle Inn and... More

[Villa Torre Clementina, Louis Antoine Stern house, Avenue Impératrice Eugénie, Roquebrune- Cap- Martin, Alpes Maritimes, France. View to ruins ]

[Villa Torre Clementina, Louis Antoine Stern house, Avenue Impératrice...

Site History. House Architecture: Lucien Hesse, commissioned 1904. Landscape: Raffaele Mainella. Associated Name: Ernesta [Mrs. Louis] Stern. Today: Private house and garden, restored, a French historic monumen... More

[Villa Torlonia, Frascati, Lazio, Italy. Stairs]

[Villa Torlonia, Frascati, Lazio, Italy. Stairs]

Site History. Landscape: Girolamo Fontana, Carlo Maderno, and Flaminio Ponzio, seventeenth century. Also, Scipione Borghese. Other: Also known as the Villa Conti. Today: Gardens are a public park. On slide: Yel... More

[Villa Gamberaia, Settignano, Tuscany, Italy. Grotto terrace]

[Villa Gamberaia, Settignano, Tuscany, Italy. Grotto terrace]

Site History. House Architecture: Zanobi Lapi, 1610- 1630. Landscape: Zanobi Lapi and others, from 1610. Also, water terrace created on south parterre by Princess Jeanne Ghyka and Martino Porcinai from 1896. Ot... More

["Tudor Place," Armistead Peter, Jr., house, 1644 31st Street, NW, Washington, D.C. Entrance façade]

["Tudor Place," Armistead Peter, Jr., house, 1644 31st Street, NW, Was...

Site History. House Architecture: Thomas Thornton, built between 1795-1816. Landscape: Thomas Peter and his descendents. Today: Historic house and garden open to the public. On slide (handwritten): no. "11." On... More

["Tudor Place," Armistead Peter, Jr., house, 1644 31st Street, NW, Washington, D.C. Entrance façade]

["Tudor Place," Armistead Peter, Jr., house, 1644 31st Street, NW, Was...

Site History. House Architecture: Thomas Thornton, built between 1795-1816. Landscape: Thomas Peter and his descendents. Today: Historic house and garden open to the public. On slide (printed): Red outline flow... More

Gaymont, Port Royal vic., Caroline County, Virginia

Gaymont, Port Royal vic., Caroline County, Virginia

Alternate title: Rose Hill. Title from photographer's inventory. Building/structure dates: ca. 1725. Related names: The Misses Robb. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11841-17. Credit line: Carnegie Survey o... More

["The Pavilion," Stephen Hyatt Pelham Pell house,  Fort Ticonderoga, New York. Pathway in walled garden]

["The Pavilion," Stephen Hyatt Pelham Pell house, Fort Ticonderoga, N...

Photograph shows walled flower garden with sign: "The King's Garden. This garden was started in 1757 by Captain de Pontieroy of the French Army, Chief of Engineers to the Marquis de Montcalm and named Le Jardin... More

[Port Royal house, Port Royal, Caroline County, Virginia]

[Port Royal house, Port Royal, Caroline County, Virginia]

Photo shows dirt road leading to river; on left, house with stone 1st floor and wood 2nd floor. On slide (handwritten): "Port Royal, Caroline." Slide for lecturing on "Tales Old Houses Tell." Title and date bas... More

["Federal Hill," John Keim house, 504 Hanover Street, Fredericksburg, Virginia. Entrance door]

["Federal Hill," John Keim house, 504 Hanover Street, Fredericksburg, ...

Site History. House Architecture: Rupert Brooke, governor of Vigirnia, 1794-1796 and founder of the national Federal party, purchased this house and named it "Federal Hill." Today: Extant as a private residence... More

Chatham, Falmouth vic., Stafford County, Virginia

Chatham, Falmouth vic., Stafford County, Virginia

Title from photographer's inventory. Photo taken on commission from Mrs. Devore to record the restoration of her estate near Fredericksburg, Va. Documenting the structures at Chatham led Johnston to undertake t... More

Chatham, Fredericksburg vic., Stafford County, Virginia

Chatham, Fredericksburg vic., Stafford County, Virginia

Title from photographer's inventory. Photo taken on commission from Mrs. Devore to record the restoration of her estate near Fredericksburg, Va. Documenting the structures at Chatham led Johnston to undertake t... More

Chatham, Fredericksburg vic., Stafford County, Virginia

Chatham, Fredericksburg vic., Stafford County, Virginia

Title from photographer's inventory. Photo taken on commission from Mrs. Devore to record the restoration of her estate near Fredericksburg, Va. Documenting the structures at Chatham led Johnston to undertake t... More

Chatham, Fredericksburg vic., Stafford County, Virginia

Chatham, Fredericksburg vic., Stafford County, Virginia

Title from photographer's inventory. Photo taken on commission from Mrs. Devore to record the restoration of her estate near Fredericksburg, Va. Documenting the structures at Chatham led Johnston to undertake t... More

Nordley, 4203 Sulgrave Road, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia

Nordley, 4203 Sulgrave Road, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia

Title from photographer's inventory. Related names: Mrs. Benj. Hodges Smith. William L. Bottomley, architect. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11841-44. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of t... More

Magnolia Gardens, Charleston vic., Charleston County, South Carolina

Magnolia Gardens, Charleston vic., Charleston County, South Carolina

Title from photographer's inventory. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11840-10C. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase... More

["York Hall,"  Captain  George Preston Blow house, Route 1005 and Main Street, Yorktown, Virginia. Gardener's cottage in Memory Garden]

["York Hall," Captain George Preston Blow house, Route 1005 and Main...

Site History. House Architecture: Griffin & Wynkoop, for Captain George Preston Blow, additions to 18th century brick house, the home of Thomas Nelson Jr., 1738-1739, after purchase by Blow in 1914. Landscape: ... More

Rust Portraits at Rockland, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia

Rust Portraits at Rockland, Leesburg, Loudoun County, Virginia

Title from photographer's inventory. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11841-54H. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase... More

Rockland, Leesburg vic., Loudoun County, Virginia

Rockland, Leesburg vic., Loudoun County, Virginia

Title from photographer's inventory. Building/structure dates: ca. 1822. Records of old estates and houses in and near Leesburg relating to the early history of The Rust Family. Made for Mr. Harry B. Rust, Pitt... More

["Montpelier," Marion du Pont Scott house, 11395 Constitution Highway, Montpelier, Orange County, Virginia. "Willow Gate"]

["Montpelier," Marion du Pont Scott house, 11395 Constitution Highway,...

Site History. House Architecture: Built by James Madison circa 1760, with changes by C.A. Perkins, builders from Hollyoak, Delaware, for William duPont, 1900-1901; changes by George Finklen until 1917. Landscap... More

Bladensfield, Warsaw vic., Richmond County, Virginia

Bladensfield, Warsaw vic., Richmond County, Virginia

Title from photographer's inventory. Building/structure dates: early 18th C. This house is built on land which once belonged to "King" Carter. In 1733, it was assigned to his grandson, Rob't Carter, whose wife ... More

North Wales Club, Fauquier County, Virginia

North Wales Club, Fauquier County, Virginia

Title from photographer's inventory. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase; Frances Benjamin Johnston estate; 1953. Gene... More

Kirnan, Westmoreland County, Virginia

Kirnan, Westmoreland County, Virginia

Title from photographer's inventory. This house was originally known as "China Hall". Bought by the Rev. Archibald Campbell before the Revolution. He changed the name to Kirnan in honor of his ancestral home in... More

Merchant's Hope Church, Martin's Brandon Parish, Prince George vic., Prince George County, Virginia

Merchant's Hope Church, Martin's Brandon Parish, Prince George vic., P...

Title from photographer's inventory. Building/structure dates: 1657. Date was found cut on one of the roof which is thought to indicate the date of erection. Many believe this to be the oldest church standing i... More

Tyrconnell, Baltimore, Maryland, Architecture of the South

Tyrconnell, Baltimore, Maryland, Architecture of the South

Title from photographer's inventory. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11837-3. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase; ... More

The Blue Door, 708 Wolfe Street, Alexandria, Virginia

The Blue Door, 708 Wolfe Street, Alexandria, Virginia

Alternate title: Captain Lynch House. Title from photographer's inventory. Antique shop. Miss Anna Jones. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11841-30. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the S... More

Oatlands, Leesburg vic., Loudoun County, Virginia

Oatlands, Leesburg vic., Loudoun County, Virginia

Title from photographer's inventory. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11841-54D. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase... More

Taylor House, Monument Street, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia

Taylor House, Monument Street, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia

Title from photographer's inventory. Related names: Jacqueline Taylor. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11841-44. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South, Library of Congress, Prints a... More

[Foxcroft School, Middleburg, Loudoun County, Virginia. Flower border pathway]

[Foxcroft School, Middleburg, Loudoun County, Virginia. Flower border ...

On sleeve (handwritten): no. "511." Title and date based on similar view in the Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South, negative LC-J7-VA- 2015. Forms part of: Garden and historic house lecture series... More

Gibbs Hill Garden, Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia

Gibbs Hill Garden, Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia

Title from photographer's inventory. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11841-8. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase; ... More

[St. Luke's Church, Smithfield vicinity, Isle of Wight County, Virginia. Bell tower entrance]

[St. Luke's Church, Smithfield vicinity, Isle of Wight County, Virgini...

On slide (handwritten): "St. Luke, 1632, Isle of Wight." Slide for lecturing on "Tales Old Houses Tell." Title and date based on same image in the Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South, LC-J7-VA-3132... More

Christ Church, Kilmarnock vic., Lancaster County, Virginia

Christ Church, Kilmarnock vic., Lancaster County, Virginia

Title from photographer's inventory. Building/structure dates: 1669. Only Colonial church in Va. still having the original furniture, high pulpit, communion table and beautifully carved font. Built by Robert "K... More

Blandford Church, Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, Virginia

Blandford Church, Petersburg, Dinwiddie County, Virginia

Title from photographer's inventory. Building/structure dates: 1735-37. Bristol Parish. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purch... More

Virginiauter's Church, Loretto vic., Essex County, Virginia

Virginiauter's Church, Loretto vic., Essex County, Virginia

Alternate title: St. Anne's Parish House. Title from photographer's inventory. Building/structure dates: before 1731. Corresponding Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South neg. no. VA-3089. Library has... More

Lower Weyanoke, Weyanoke, Charles City County, Virginia

Lower Weyanoke, Weyanoke, Charles City County, Virginia

Alternate title: Weyanoke. Title from photographer's inventory. Building/structure dates: 1740. Built by Wm. Harwood. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11841-19A4. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Archite... More

Mt. Custis, Accomack vic., Accomack County, Virginia

Mt. Custis, Accomack vic., Accomack County, Virginia

Title from photographer's inventory. Related names: Dr. Douglas. Property first owned by John McKeel (or Michael) who came to America in 1640, with the first John Custis, whose daughter he married. The center, ... More

Oatlands, Leesburg vic., Loudoun County, Virginia

Oatlands, Leesburg vic., Loudoun County, Virginia

Title from photographer's inventory. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11841-54D. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase... More

Glasgow House, 1 Main Street, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia

Glasgow House, 1 Main Street, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia

Title from photographer's inventory. Related names: Miss Ellen Glasgow. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11841-44. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South, Library of Congress, Prints ... More

Paul Cottage, Yorktown, York County, Virginia

Paul Cottage, Yorktown, York County, Virginia

Title from photographer's inventory. Related names: Mrs. Chenowith. Restoration. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11841-100. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South, Library of Congres... More

Brandon, Surry vic., Prince George County, Virginia

Brandon, Surry vic., Prince George County, Virginia

Title from photographer's inventory. Building/structure dates: ca. 1730. Related names: Rob't, W. Daniel. Built by Nathaniel Harrison 2nd and for two centuries the home of the Harrison family. The central block... More

Bremo Recess, Fork Union vic., Fluvanna County, Virginia

Bremo Recess, Fork Union vic., Fluvanna County, Virginia

Title from photographer's inventory. Building/structure dates: ca. 1812. Built by Gen. John H. Cocke, who lived here while building Bremo. Jacobean gables and chimneys. Corresponding reference print in LOT 1184... More

["Stratford Hall," 786 Great House Road, Stratford, Westmoreland County, Virgnia. Federal style card table with bowl]

["Stratford Hall," 786 Great House Road, Stratford, Westmoreland Count...

Site History. House Architecture: Unknown architect, built 1730s. Other: Birthplace of Robert E. Lee. Today: House preserved as historic site by the Robert E. Lee Memorial Association, which purchased the prope... More

Brooke Manor, Ashton vic., Montgomery County, Maryland

Brooke Manor, Ashton vic., Montgomery County, Maryland

Title from photographer's inventory. Building/structure dates: 1728. Related name: Mrs. Roger Brooke Farquahar. Earlier name was "Cherry Grove". Old kitchen and fireplace built ca. 1728, and main wing of two st... More

Brooke Manor, Ashton vic., Montgomery County, Maryland

Brooke Manor, Ashton vic., Montgomery County, Maryland

Title from photographer's inventory. Building/structure dates: 1728. Related name: Mrs. Roger Brooke Farquahar. Earlier name was "Cherry Grove". Old kitchen and fireplace built ca. 1728, and main wing of two st... More

[Front and side view of apartment(?) house, 61 Washington Street, Charleston, South Carolina]

[Front and side view of apartment(?) house, 61 Washington Street, Char...

Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress). Public domain photograph - historical image of North Carolina, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Minor houses and details, Blandfields, Dinwiddie County, Virginia

Minor houses and details, Blandfields, Dinwiddie County, Virginia

Title from photographer's inventory. Corresponding Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South neg. no. VA-1663. The orginal negative has deteriorated. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of t... More

Davidson House, Buckingham Courthouse, Buckingham County, Virginia

Davidson House, Buckingham Courthouse, Buckingham County, Virginia

Location from photographer's inventory. Building identified by Flickr Commons Project, 2014. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11841-15. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South, Library... More

Redlands, Carter's Bridge, Albemarle County, Virginia

Redlands, Carter's Bridge, Albemarle County, Virginia

Title from photographer's inventory. Building/structure dates: 1798. Related names: Sally Randolph Carter. Built by Robert Carter. Shows influence of Thos. Jefferson. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11841-... More

Midlothian Pike Minor Houses, Midlothian Pike, Chesterfield County, Virginia

Midlothian Pike Minor Houses, Midlothian Pike, Chesterfield County, Vi...

Title from photographer's inventory. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11841-21. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase;... More

Redlands, Carter's Bridge, Albemarle County, Virginia

Redlands, Carter's Bridge, Albemarle County, Virginia

Title from photographer's inventory. Building/structure dates: 1798. Related names: Sally Randolph Carter. Built by Robert Carter. Shows influence of Thos. Jefferson. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11841-... More

Michie's Old Tavern, Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia

Michie's Old Tavern, Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia

Title from photographer's inventory. Related names: Milton L. Griegg, Arch. It has been established that the old part of the building was built between 1730-40. The later portion was built ca. 1763. In 1927 it ... More

Rolfe House, Surry vic., Surry County, Virginia

Rolfe House, Surry vic., Surry County, Virginia

Title from photographer's inventory. Staircase and landing. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11841-91. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South, Library of Congress, Prints and Photogra... More

Greenfield, Fincastle vic., Botetourt County, Virginia

Greenfield, Fincastle vic., Botetourt County, Virginia

Title from photographer's inventory. Building/structure dates: 1760. Related names: Mrs. Alfred Preston. First home of Wm. Preston. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11841-12. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of... More

Armfield House, Jamestown vic., Guilford County, North Carolina

Armfield House, Jamestown vic., Guilford County, North Carolina

Title from photographer's inventory. Betw. High Point and Greensboro. Road to Greensboro, old house, half story, fine chimney. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11839-41. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the ... More

William Morris Log Cabin, Saluda, Polk County, North Carolina

William Morris Log Cabin, Saluda, Polk County, North Carolina

Title from photographer's inventory. Building/structure dates: 1790. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11839-75. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South, Library of Congress, Prints and... More

Toddsbury, Nuttal vic., Gloucester County, Virginia

Toddsbury, Nuttal vic., Gloucester County, Virginia

Title from photographer's inventory. Related names: Mr. William Mott. Built by Thomas Todd prior to 1676. Brick. Interior woodwork very fine. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11841-37. Credit line: Carnegie... More

Marmion, Comorn vic., King George County, Virginia

Marmion, Comorn vic., King George County, Virginia

Title from photographer's inventory. Building/structure dates: ca. 1674. Related names: Mr. Carter Grymes. Built by John Fitzhugh. One hundred years later it came into the possession of Maj. Geo. Lewis, grandso... More

Mt. Zion, Milldale P.O., Warren County, Virginia

Mt. Zion, Milldale P.O., Warren County, Virginia

Title from photographer's inventory. Building/structure dates: ca. 1772. Related names: Mr. John B. Earle. Built by the Rev. Charles Wynn Thurston. He was an Episcopal minister and a colonel in Rev. War in Amer... More

Fort Garrison, Pikesville, Baltimore County, Maryland

Fort Garrison, Pikesville, Baltimore County, Maryland

Title from photographer's inventory. Building/structure dates: 1693. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11837-3. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South, Library of Congress, Prints and ... More

[Frances Benjamin Johnston, 1864-1952, half length, facing front, adjusting lens of large tripod camera, in front of the Arts Club, 2017 Eye Street, Washington, D.C.]

[Frances Benjamin Johnston, 1864-1952, half length, facing front, adju...

Date based on information in A Talent for Detail / Pete Daniel and Raymond Smock, 1974, p. 32-33. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection.

Watkins House, 52 St. George Street, St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida

Watkins House, 52 St. George Street, St. Augustine, St. Johns County, ...

Alternate title: Rodriguez-Avero- Sanchez House. Title from photographer's inventory. Dr. Chatelain's photographs, P.A. Wolfe, photographer. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11834-55-A. Credit line: Carnegi... More

Courthouse, Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina

Courthouse, Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina

Title from photographer's inventory. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11840-28. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Purchase;... More

Bachelor's Hope, Chaptico vic., St. Mary's County, Maryland

Bachelor's Hope, Chaptico vic., St. Mary's County, Maryland

Title from photographer's inventory. Passed to Col. Wm. Rozier, whose wife was Lady Ann Sewall, step-daughter of Lord Baltimore. Built before 1679 as hunting lodge for Sir Thomas Notley. Corresponding reference... More

Blackbeard House, Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County, North Carolina

Blackbeard House, Elizabeth City, Pasquotank County, North Carolina

Alternate title: Old Brick House. Title from photographer's inventory. Building/structure dates: 1709. Edward Teach, the Pirate, Blackbeard. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11839-70. Credit line: Carnegie ... More

Reeds Creek, Centerville vic., Queen Anne County, Maryland

Reeds Creek, Centerville vic., Queen Anne County, Maryland

Title from photographer's inventory. Building/structure dates: ca. 1775. Related name: Mr. Clayton Wright. Built by Col. Thomas Wright. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11837-18. Credit line: Carnegie Surve... More

Oak Lawn, Ridgeley vic., Caroline County, Maryland

Oak Lawn, Ridgeley vic., Caroline County, Maryland

Title from photographer's inventory. Building/structure dates: 1783. One of the few arcades left in Maryland. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11837-6. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of th... More

Tudor Hall, Leonardtown, St. Mary's County, Maryland

Tudor Hall, Leonardtown, St. Mary's County, Maryland

Title from photographer's inventory. Building/structure dates: 1760. Francis Scott Key ancestral home. Has inset portico like Bachelor's Hope. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11837-19. Credit line: Carnegi... More

4 Cumberland St., Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina

4 Cumberland St., Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina

Title from photographer's inventory. Iron work, gates, balconies, McLeish's Smithy. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11840-10(A)20. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South, Library of ... More

Miles Brewton House, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina

Miles Brewton House, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina

Title from photographer's inventory. Building/structure dates: ca. 1765. Related name: Miss S.P. Frost. Miles Brewton House. Built by Miles Brewton, who was lost at sea with his family soon after the house was ... More

136 Meeting St., Parish House, Congregational Church, Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina

136 Meeting St., Parish House, Congregational Church, Charleston, Char...

Title from photographer's inventory. Print missing Dec. 1980. Corresponding reference print in LOT 11840. Credit line: Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South, Library of Congress, Prints and Photograp... More

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