Blithewood Garden, Bard College, view looking west, of pool and pavilion

landscape architect: Hoppin, Francis Laurens Vinton

Romantic (modern European styles ); walled gardens; paths; cultural landscapes; historic landscapes; landscape architecture; Picturesque, the; ornamental horticulture; damage

Annandale-on-Hudson, Dutchess, New York, United States; Hudson River, United States

commissioned by: Zabriskie, Andrew C. (Andrew Christian), 1853-1916; architectural firm: Hoppin & Koen

Bard College (American educational institution, founded 1860)

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 Hunter Zabriskie (d. 1951), The Zabriskies’ son, Christian, donated the Blithewood estate to Bard College.

Italianate (North American architecture styles)

Bard College

2017

photographer: Sekula, Suki (American , 1997 CE-)

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