Revised Design Plan for the Garden of Darwin D. Martin, Esq., Greycliffe, Lake View, New York, November 1929
Title
Revised Design Plan for the Garden of Darwin D. Martin, Esq., Greycliffe, Lake View, New York, November 1929
Subject
Graycliff (Derby, N.Y.) ; Shipman, Ellen, 1869-1950 ; Martin, D. D. (Darwin D.), 1865-1935 ; Martin, Isabelle R. (Isabelle Reidpath)
Description
Revised design plan for the garden, Graycliff, Derby, N.Y., by Ellen Shipman, landscape architect, November 1929
Landscape plan titled Revised Design Plan for the Gardens of Darwin D. Martin, Esq. at Graycliff, Lake View, New York. The drawing illustrates the estate grounds organized around the main house. Features include a croquet lawn with a marked court, apple orchard, garden beds near the house, and large lawn areas extending toward Lake Erie. Pathways connect the house to the orchard and croquet lawn, with heavy plantings indicated along property edges. The plan is attributed to landscape architect Ellen Biddle Shipman and dated November 1929.
Creator
Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959 ; Shipman, Ellen, 1869-1950
Source
Graycliff Conservancy, Inc. collection (MS-0068)
Publisher
State University of New York at Buffalo. University Libraries
Date
1929-11
Contributor
State University of New York at Buffalo. University Archives
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Language
en-US
Type
Image
Identifier
MS-0068_MC2_15_RevisedPlanforGardens_Nov1929
Date Created
1/25/2024
Is Part Of
Architectural Drawings of Graycliff, the summer retreat of Isabelle and Darwin Martin (LIB-UA054)
Physical Dimensions
74.7x47.9cm
Citation
Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959 ; Shipman, Ellen, 1869-1950, “Revised Design Plan for the Garden of Darwin D. Martin, Esq., Greycliffe, Lake View, New York, November 1929,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed September 12, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/index.php/items/show/98151.