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Taylor, F. W. (& Clark, J.S.), Chestnut Hill PA #00168

Type:

Private Estate & Homesteads

Print Report

alternate name

"Boxly", see job 00166

location

Chestnut Hill, PA

synopsis

After Frederick W. Taylor bought the estate, he hired the Olmsted Brothers in 1902 to redesign the boxwood enclosed gardens from the orginal Du Barry estate. This involved enormous efforts to move the century old hedges. J.C. Olmsted's first site visit notes are found in job 00166 which bordered the Taylor property and shared a drive.

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Plans (37)

Plan#	Title
1	Topographical Plan of Sheridan Property at Chestnut Hill, Phila, PA Scale 50' = 1"	Details
10	Topography of Clark + Taylor Property Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania Scale 50' = 1"	Details
109	"Boxley" Estate of Fred'k W. Taylor, Esq. Chestnut Hill, PA F.S. Drawing of Frog Basin	Details
113	F. W. Taylor, Esq. Chestnut Hill, PA Plan for Improvement at Culvert Scale 20' = 1" Elevations 1' = 1/4"	Details
114	F. W. Taylor Chestnut Hill, Penn. Planting Study Around Stable & Spring House Scale 20' = 1"	Details
120	Mrs. Frederick W. Taylor Chestnut Hill, PA Grading Plans for Proposed Entrances Scales 40' = 1" - 10' = 1"	Details
122	Mrs. Frederick W. Taylor Chestnut Hill, Penna Planting for South Side of Service Road Scale 20' = 1"	Details
123	Mrs. Frederick W. Taylor Chestnut Hill, PA Planting Plan for Entrance Scale 20' = 1"	Details
124	Sketch Maps F. W. Clarke Scale 100' = 1"	Details
124-pt1	Topography copied from old City Plan	Details
125	Mrs. F. W. Taylor Chestnut Hill, PA Tracing of Plan Prepared by J. O. Clark for Houston Estates Showing Property Lines and Grades for Cathedral Road Scale 100' = 1"	Details
20	F. W. Taylor, Esq. Germantown, PA Survey of Old Garden Scale 10' = 1"	Details
31	F. W. Taylor, Esq. Chestnut Hill, PA Revised Preliminary Plan + Design for Flower Garden Scale 20' = 1"	Details
34	F.W. Taylor, Esq. Profiles to Accompany Grading Study #33 Scales: 4 & 40	Details
35	F. W. Taylor Cr. Sect to acc'y Gr. Plan No. 33 Scale 10' = 1"	Details
37	F. W. Taylor, Esq. Chestnut Hill, PA Grading Plan for Lawn + Forecourt Scale 50' = 1"	Details
38	F. W. Taylor Compiled Topo to Original Gr. Plan No. 37 Scale 50' = 1"	Details
44	F. W. Taylor, Esq. Chestnut Hill, PA Revised Grading Study Scale 20' = 1"	Details
46	F. W. Taylor Esq. Chestnut Hill, PA Cross Sections to Acc'y Grading Plan No 44 Scale 10' = 1"	Details
47	F.W. Taylor Esq. Chestnut Hill, PA. Profile To Accompany Grading Plan No.44 Scale Hor. 1" = 40' Vert. 1" = 4'	Details
48	Fred W. Taylor, Esq. Chestnut Hill, PA Elevation of Walls for Forecourt and Service Yard Scale 10' = 1"	Details
48-1of2	F. W. Taylor, Esq. Developed Elevations of Walks Scale 10' = 1"	Details
53	F. W. Taylor, Esq. Chestnut Hill, PA Profile to Accompany Grading Study No. 44 Scale 20' = 1"	Details
54	F. W. Taylor Chestnut Hill, PA Compiled Topo Map Scale 20' = 1"	Details
55	Frederick W. Taylor, Esq. Chestnut Hill, PA Design for a Pigeon Bath Scale 1' = 1"	Details
57	Entrance Survey Highland Avenue	Details
58	Mrs. F. W. Taylor Chestnut Hill, Penna General Grading Plan Scale 40' = 1"	Details
58-pt1	F. W. Taylor Chestnut Hill, PA Compiled Topography Scale 40' = 1"	Details
62	Entrance Survey Scale 20' = 1"	Details
68-sh1	Garden at Boxley Estate of Frederick W. Taylor, Esq. Chestnut Hill, Penna. Planting Plan Scale 10' = 1"	Details
68-sh2	Fred. W. Taylor, Esq. Planting List To Accompany Plan No. 57	Details
69	Boxley Estate of Frederick W. Taylor, Esq. Chestnut Hill, PA Planting Plan Scale 20' = 1"	Details
69-pt1	Boxley Estate of Frederick W. Taylor Chestnut Hill, PA Planting Plan Scale 20' = 1"	Details
88	Fred W. Taylor, Esq. Chestnut Hill Penna. Location Plan for Hot Beds Scale 10'= 1"	Details
90	Boxley Section of Meadow Scale 10' = 1"	Details
93	Frederick W. Taylor, Esq. Chestnut Hill, Penn. Plan for Improvement About Stable Scale 40' = 1"	Details
95	Drive to Graners Lane; Scale 20' [=] 40'	Details

Documents See Research Instructions & Links in sidebar for additional information (2)

Type	Title
Job fIle (LOC)	LOC_00168(1902-1931)_OAR-B-R12_mss52571.00229	View
SI-AAG Finding Aid Index	Finding Aid Index_SI-AAG #00168 Taylor, F. W. (& Clark, J.S.)	View

Images (2)

Title
00168_Boxly - SI-AAG(GCA)	View
00168_Boxly - pond - SI-AAG(GCA)	View

Links

Research Instructions & Links

To additional plans & images for this project:

Olmsted Archives - digital collection courtesy of NPS Frederick Law Olmsted NHS

To other digital collections:

Smithsonian Institution - Archives of American Gardens