Object Details
- General
- "The house overlooks the village of Falmouth and Rappahannock River. The English style garden is rectangular in shape with four triangular flower beds at each corner. The perimeter is edged with stones. The garden is planted with bulbs, annuals, perennials, and boxwood. The promenade or boxwood walk between on the (east) front of the house and top of the ridge overlooking the pasture was restored by The Garden Club of Virginia in 1993.
- Persons associated with the property include: Gari Melchers (1860 to 1932); Albemarle Garden Club; Garden Club of Virginia; and The Gari Melchers Estate and Memorial Garden.
- Creator
- Melchers, Gari, 1860-1932
- Collection Creator
- Garden Club of America
- Place
- Belmont (Fredericksburg, VA)
- United States of America -- Virginia -- Fredericksburg
- Topic
- Gardens -- Virginia -- Fredericksburg
- Creator
- Melchers, Gari, 1860-1932
- See more items in
- The Garden Club of America collection
- The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Gardens / 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 VA035
- 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.
- Scope and Contents
- The folder includes a brief description and worksheet. The garden is noted for English style landscape.
- 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-1643208220039-1643210187934-1
