Object Details
- General
- "The gardens at Kanawha Salines are particularly interesting as the product of female owners Nelle Coleman Alderson Dickinson and her daughter, Mary Price Dickinson Ratrie, as well as female designers and gardeners." The gardens include an immense American Elm, planted by Mrs. Ratrie as a child and a parterre with box hedges, rosebeds, and herbaceous perennial borders."
- "Salt was produced here from 1817 until 1945, and shipped by the Kanawha River and later rail as far as New Orleans and Pittsburgh. The farm fields pasture a small herd of Belted Galloway cattle and a number of 'family' horses and ponies. Mrs. Ratrie's garden center and nursery, 'Terra Salis', is located on the edge of the farm."
- "The property features a glorious vista of wooded hills, another of the Kanawha River, and an all-white pond garden reached by an alleĢe of Prunus campanulata 'Okame'. There is a viburnum collection of 16 species/varieties; a 60-foot hemerocallis and narcissus border; several beds of species roses and syringa varieties; many specimen trees, both deciduous and evergreen; and a terrace, overlooking tennis courts, sheltered by a 40-foot pergola covered with wisteria, floribunda, and clematis. The house and outbuildings, including a 'garden' building, barns, storehouses, and cottages, are part of a historic property in continuous ownership by the Dickinson family since the early 1800's."
- Persons associated with the property include: William Dickinson, Sr., (former owner, 1840-1863); William Dickinson, Jr. (former owner, 1863-1865); Mr. and Mrs. John Quincy Dickinson (former owners, 1865-1896); Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Dickinson (former owners, 1896-1958); May S. Harman (landscape designer, 1927-1929); Frances Dillon (landscape designer,1958-1969); Alice Recknagel Ireys (landscape designer, 1980 to date); and Holly Hoffman (landscape designer, 1989-1995).
- Former owner
- Dickinson, William Sr.
- Dickinson, William, Jr.
- Dickinson, John Quincy
- Dickinson, John Quincy, Mrs.
- Dickinson, Charles C.
- Dickinson, Charles C., Mrs.
- Landscape designer
- Harman, May S.
- Dillon, Frances
- Ireys, Alice Recknagel, 1911-2000
- Hoffman, Holly
- Former owner
- Dickinson, Mary Church, 1800-1859
- Ratrie, Mary Price Dickinson, 1914-2010
- Collection Creator
- Garden Club of America
- Place
- Kanawha Salines (Malden, West Virginia)
- United States of America -- West Virginia -- Kanawha County -- Malden
- Topic
- Gardens -- West Virginia -- Malden
- Former owner
- Dickinson, William Sr.
- Dickinson, William, Jr.
- Dickinson, John Quincy
- Dickinson, John Quincy, Mrs.
- Dickinson, Charles C.
- Dickinson, Charles C., Mrs.
- Landscape designer
- Harman, May S.
- Dillon, Frances
- Ireys, Alice Recknagel, 1911-2000
- Hoffman, Holly
- Former owner
- Dickinson, Mary Church, 1800-1859
- Ratrie, Mary Price Dickinson, 1914-2010
- See more items in
- The Garden Club of America collection
- The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Gardens / West Virginia
- 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 WV007
- 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.
- 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.
- Record ID
- ebl-1643208220039-1643210188746-1
