Gillette Collection

from Library of Virginia

Photographs from the Charles F. Gillette Papers, 1918-1969 (Accession 34472), depicting Virginia houses, estates, gardens, and other private and corporate landscape projects designed by landscape architect Charles Freeman Gillette (1886-1969).

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Farmhouse

19--?

Farmhouse on the grounds of St. Isaac Jogues Novitiate, Wernersville, Pa. Handwritten on back of photograph GP00057: "Owner, Mrs. Nicholas F. Brady. …

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[Metal grill work on gate of unidentified house i…

1952?

1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12 cm.

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[Charles Gillette and others at buffet at Cavalie…

19--

1 photograph : b&w ; 21 x 26 cm.

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York Hall -- Blow

19--?

The Nelson House, purchased in 1914 by Captain George Preston Blow, formed the nucleus of York Hall estate. View of front steps and door. 1 photograp…

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[Metal grill work on gate of unidentified house i…

1952?

1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12 cm.

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[Man on road]

1---?

Series of photographs from Cogswell family (Ellen Cogswell Gillette's family) camping trip in the Rocky Mountains. Photograph of unidentified man on …

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[Picnic at Crestmere]

191-?

Photograph of three people picnicking at Crestmere. 1 photograph : b&w ; 10 x 15 cm.

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[Garden at 105 East Cary Street]

19--

The Gillettes converted 105 East Cary Street into a combination office and residence in 1944. They called their residence "Snug Harbor". Bricks used …

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York Hall

19---?

Forecourt, York Hall, Yorktown, Va. Southern broadleaved evergreens and old poplars give a feeling of age and permanence. 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 x 2…

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[Group of unidentified men and women]

19--?

Photograph of ca. twenty unidentified men and women, some in costume, assembled in a large room near a piano. 1 photograph : b&w ; 31 x 35 cm.

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Frog

19--?

Photograph of statue of frog.; Handwritten on back of photograph: "Leaf--10". 8 1/2 high. Frog." 1 photograph : b&w ; 12 x 7 cm.

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Garden House, Claremont

1939

"Claremont Manor was built by Arthur Allen on land fronting on the James granted him by the Crown in 1649. The old Queen Anne house, with its illustr…

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[Metal grill work on gate of unidentified house i…

1952?

1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12 cm.

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Tomb of Unknown Dead, Arlington Cemetery, Va.

19--?

1 postcard : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm.

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[Elly]

19--?

Elly, Woodberry Forest, Virginia, owned by Arthur Latham, customer of Gillette in May 1955. 1 postcard : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm.

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Blow --York Hall

19--?

The Nelson House, purchased in 1914 by Captain George Preston Blow, formed the nucleus of York Hall estate. View of patio. 1 photograph : b&w ; 30 x …

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[Wagon on road]

1---?

Series of photographs from Cogswell family (Ellen Cogswell Gillette's family) camping trip in the Rocky Mountains. Photograph of wagon and unidentifi…

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[Davidson College]

1960

Aerial view.; Gillette served as the landscape architectural consultant for Davidson College from 1945 until his retirement. 1 photograph : b&w ; 20 …

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York Hall

1924

The Nelson House, purchased in 1914 by Captain George Preston Blow, formed the nucleus of York Hall estate. View of front of house. 1 photograph : b&…

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Spanish War Monument, Arlington Cemetery, Va.

19--?

1 postcard : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm.

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[Unidentified woman in garden at 105 East Cary St…

19--

The Gillettes converted 105 East Cary Street into a combination office and residence in 1944. They called their residence "Snug Harbor". Bricks used …

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Miniborya farm

1935

Handwritten on photograph: "Bagby."; Miniborya, Chesterfield County, Virginia, family retreat of Mr. and Mrs. J. Scott Parrish. View of porch and law…

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[Pink azaleas and scarlet tulips in garden at 105…

19--

The Gillettes converted 105 East Cary Street into a combination office and residence in 1944. They called their residence "Snug Harbor". Bricks used …

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[Metal grill work on wall and gate as viewed from…

1952?

1 photograph : b&w ; 9 x 12 cm.

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