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Blithewood Garden, Bard College, view looking west from top of stairs
Located on the grounds of Bard College, Blithewood is a walled Italianate garden. The garden and adjacent mansion were designed by Francis L. V. Hoppin, of the architectural firm Hoppin & Koen for Captain Andrew C. Zabriskie and his wife, Frances…
Blithewood Garden, Bard College, view looking west, of pool and pavilion
Located on the grounds of Bard College, Blithewood is a walled Italianate garden. The garden and adjacent mansion were designed by Francis L. V. Hoppin, of the architectural firm Hoppin & Koen for Captain Andrew C. Zabriskie and his wife, Frances…
Blithewood Garden, Bard College, view, looking west, of the Catskill Mountains and the Hudson River
Located on the grounds of Bard College, Blithewood is a walled Italianate garden. The garden and adjacent mansion were designed by Francis L. V. Hoppin, of the architectural firm Hoppin & Koen for Captain Andrew C. Zabriskie and his wife, Frances…
Blithewood Gardens
These gardens were built under Frances Zabriskie by Francis Hoppin's design as a classical Italian walled garden.
Blithewood Swimming Pool
This postcard depicts another angle of the Blithewood pool. Acquired by Bard with the Blithewood estate in 1951, the college maintained the pool until the early 1970s. In the spring 2005 issue of About Town magazine, Dorothy Crane writes about the…
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Stone crusher
A work crew of nine men are standing by a machine that crushes stones. A team of horses is standing in the background.