Evening star., 1932-04-24
Garden Week in old Vvginia


which was later the home of Warner Washing
ton.
Carter Hall built a Summer home
by Nathaniel Burwell, as it was considered
much cooler here in Summer than on the
plantations On the James River. The gardens
here are being planted again.
. Annefleld was built in 1890 by Matthew Page
and named for his wife, who was Bishop
Meade's sister.
Near Warrenton are Gordonsdale, Oakwood
Rock Hill, the original name of which
Bunker Hill Rock Hill was built in 1778 and
still retains its air of age and dignity. We
also have in this vicinity North Wales and
Clovelly
In this section of the country we find Morven
Park, with its stately and impressive mansion
and its splendid old trees. Oatlancs, built in
1900 by George Carter, is a Georgian house
with waled-in terraced gardens. The house,
as well as garden. has been restored and beauti-
fed But it is to Oak Hill we turn for the
greatest interest. This place was the last home
built by President Monroe, and its construction
was superintended by Thomas Jefferson. The
house now contains furniture which belonged
to Washington, Jefferson, Adams, Madison and
Monroe
Every one in Virginia belongs to some
county and now we find in or near Orange
County the following interesting places: Bar
louisville, one of the handsomest homes in
the plans. But this house burned and now
only the boxwood ivy and old-fashioned flowers
are left, with few old walls and columns.
Frascati was built by the same workmen who
built the University of Virginia, and there you
will find lovely garden. Horse Shoe was
granted ORIGINALLY to Gov Alexander Spotswood,
and the garden there is supposed to have been
started in 1915. Near here, too, we have
another house which was owned by President
OF some time ago. Montpelier, the home of
President James Madison. The garden was
laid out in 1924, and today the place is lovely
due to the efforts of Mr.. and Mrs William
Gu Pont and also the present owner, Mrs
Somerville.
4 LBEMARLE COUNTY, in the vicinity of
Charlottesville, has Ash Lawn, the home
Of James Monroe, famous for its box garden.
and on visit there recently the writer was
impressed with the work done by the present
owner, in an effort to make it national
shrine so that every one could have an
opportunity to come and see the place Near
Ash Lawn is Monticello, of which so much has
been written that I need only to say it was
Thomas Jefferson's home
Pennington is another lovely house designed
by Thomas Jefferson. Ridgeway has a charm
ing and picturesque garden; Enniscorthy was
named by John Coles for his ancestral home
in Ireland and is owned by Mr. and Mrs
Albert H. Morrell; Tallwood was built by
Tucker Coles, the son of John Coles in 1904
and there you will find interesting gardens
Castalia, the old home of one of the Lewis
families, but now owned by Mr.. and Mrs.
Murray Boocock, has very large trees lovely
garden and house. Castle Hill, open only on
rare occasions, has gorgeous box trees, hedges
and certainly should not be left out Of ones
trip. Bremo has just been opened to the
public, and the old slave school house. stone
barn. large enough for a court house, are all
intriguing Over near Greenwood we find
Mirador, the old home of Lady Nancy Astor,
with its charming garden, and almost across
the road is Rose Hill, the home of Mrs
William Massie. In this garden you will find
an old well with the "old oaken bucket" and
interesting little stone house, to say nothing
OF the many varieties of evergreens and
blooming plants The house at Rose Hill has
much charm, is exquisitely and carefully
furnished, and particularly interesting is the
wall paper on the dining room wall which the
owner brought over from England The scenes
are of John Smiths trip to the Sandwich
Islands. There are many other gardens in this
vicinity
Southern Virginia comes in for her share.
for we find near South Boston the home of
the Bruces, Berry HILL with its lovely old
portraits, furniture and the silver door knobs,
marble mantelS and marble used where we
now use wood for floor boards all around the
rooms. Here we flnd beautiful trees and box
and an attractive garden. Red Hill, where
Patrick Henry is buried and which was his
last home, is near here There is a wonderful
box garden here now but no house other than
the office, as the original house burned some
time ago. Staunton Hill is Just beyond Red
Hill and is also Bruce place The house is
lovely, but there is no garden Oak Hill is
about the only place in Virginia with a grove
of wild olive trees. 1t also has an old-fashioned
flower garden and many large trees. Prest-
would, the Virginia home of Sir Peyton Skip
with is near Clarksville and is now owned by
one of the Skipwith family This house
contains much of the original furniture has
the original wall paper on the walls, and
while the gardens have heen alIou,ed +o ro