Planting Plan around Den Wing of House

Datecirca 1916

MediumPlans

DimensionsOverall: 24.75 x 33.75 in. (62.87 x 85.73 cm.)

Credit LineReynolda House Museum of American Art

CopyrightPublic Domain

Object number14-749-01

DescriptionThis landscape drawing created by Thomas W. Sears (1880-1966) shows the planting plan for the area around the den wing of Reynolda House. The type and quantity of each plant or tree is indicated at its location. The original plan is undated, but notes were added 10 November 1931 and indicate various changes to be made to the existing landscape such as trimming plants, removing beds, and replacing some plant species with a different variety. On the left side of the plan are a list of plants and their quantities to accompany the plan along with a detail of which plants were to be introduced down vista of Mr. Reynolds’ den, in the terrace garden, in front of the terrace, and in front of the bungalow.

After the initial phase of site development in 1912, Katharine Reynolds selected Thomas W. Sears of Philadelphia to be the principal landscape architect for Reynolda. Sears’ first plans for Reynolda’s gardens and landscaping date from 1915. The association of Sears and Reynolda would continue into the 1930s when Mary Reynolds Babcock hired him to revise the landscape.
ProvenanceThe Reynolda House Architecutral and Lanscape Plans were transferred from Wake Forest University in 1993 when Reynolda House Museum of American Art established its archives. The bulk of this collection was originally received by Wake Forest University as a gift from Nancy Susan Reynolds, 15 May 1976 and 22 February 1982. Other items were received by Wake Forest as transfers from Reynolda House, Inc., 13 August 1976, 30 November 1976, 15 June 1978, 6 October 1980, 28 October 1980, and 26 January 1981.

Status

Not on view