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22 total projects, 1-22 shown.

Project	Type	Location
Bergland Residence Client: Bergland, Eric	dormitory garden	1318 Dulany Valley Rd Maryland (Towson)
Cheston Playhouse and Garden Client: Cheston, Radcliffe, Jr.	garden	Springfield Township, Montgomery County, PA Upper Dublin Township, Montgomery County, PA (Near Camp Hill area)
Clothier Barn Client: Clothier, Isaac H.	barn	Radnor Township, Delaware County, PA
Copeland Residence Client: Copeland, Lammont du Pont	dwelling	Mount Cuba, (unincorporated places), New Castle County, DE
Dunwoody Home for Convalescents Client: Dunwoody Home Board of Trustees		W Chester Pike near Bryn Mawr Avenue Newtown Square, Newtown Township, Delaware County, PA
Dunwoody Home Trolley Shelter Client: Dunwoody Home		Newtown Square, Newtown Township, Delaware County, PA
Elliott Residence Client: Elliott, W. C.	dwelling	Gladwyne, Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, PA
Haddington Housing Project	housing development	N 55TH ST near VINE ST Philadelphia, PA
Heubner Hall Client: American College	hall	270 S Bryn Mawr Ave Bryn Mawr, Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, PA
McCormick Residence Client: McCormick, Mr. and Mrs. Vance C.	dwelling	105 N Front St Harrisburg City, Dauphin County, PA
Northern Liberties and Spring Garden Waterworks		(East bank of the Schuylkill River, above Fairmount) Philadelphia, PA
Olmsted Residence; McCormick Residence; Cedar Cliff; Cedar Cliff Farms Client: Olmsted, Martin E. & Gertrude Howard	dwelling	1713 Olmsted Way W Camp Hill Borough, Cumberland County, PA (On the Yellow Britches Creek, near Harrisburg)
Residence	garden	UNITED KINGDOM (Grasmere, England)
Residence	dwelling garden	UNITED KINGDOM (Gomshall, England)
Richard J. Reynolds High School Campus Client: Reynolds, Richard J.	school	North Carolina (Winston-Salem)
St. Catherine of Siena School Client: Archdiocese of Philadelphia	school	Witmer Rd Horsham Township, Montgomery County, PA
St. Paul Church; St. Paul Chapel Client: St. Paul's Church	chapel church	18-30 E CHESTNUT HILL AVE Browse this block Philadelphia, PA
Taylor Estate Client: Taylor, William H.	dwelling	Rocky Hill, Westtown Township, Chester County, PA
Van Pelt Residence Client: Van Pelt, Charles	dwelling	Villanova, Radnor Township, Delaware County, PA
Washington Memorial Chapel & Bell Tower Client: Burk, Rev. W. Herbert, D. D.	chapel monument	Valley Forge, Schuylkill Township, Chester County, PA
Washington Square; Southeast Square	park	S WASHINGTON SQ near W WASHINGTON SQ, S 6TH ST, and WALNUT ST Philadelphia, PA
William Penn Charter School Campus; William Penn Charter School Group Layout; Pinehurst Client: William Penn Charter School	school	MIDVALE AVE near STOKLEY ST ("Pinehurst," School Lane and Midvale Avenue at Stokley) Philadelphia, PA

22 total projects, 1-22 shown.

Published References (not yet linked to a project)

19 total references, 1-19 shown.

	Client Name / Building Name	Type	Activity	Location
Buildings of Pennsylvania Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania	Pembroke Village			Washington Ave near Stefko Blvd Northampton County, PA
Philadelphia Gardens	Clothier, Isaac, Jr. / Sunnybrook	garden		Radnor, Radnor Township, Delaware County, PA
AIA/T-Square Yearbook 1912	Arbor at Tangley Manor	garden		UNITED KINGDOM ("Shere, Surrey, England")
AIA/T-Square Yearbook 1912	Doorway Garden in Berry, Sussex	garden		UNITED KINGDOM ("Berry, Sussex, England")
AIA/T-Square Yearbook 1912	Rose Garden in Berry	garden		UNITED KINGDOM ("Berry, Sussex, England")
AIA/T-Square Yearbook 1912	Estate of Lord Chance / Garden Wall	dwelling garden		UNITED KINGDOM ("Guildford, Surrey, England")
AIA/T-Square Yearbook 1912	Robinson, William, Esq. / Garden at "Gravelye"	garden		UNITED KINGDOM ("Kingcote, Sussex, England")
AIA/T-Square Yearbook 1912	Turner, Thackeray / Turner Residence	dwelling		UNITED KINGDOM ("Near Guildford, Surrey")
ASLA Transactions 1922	(untitled)			Philadelphia, PA
PRERBG 8/4/1926	Porter, C.A. Jr.	dwelling	receiving estimates/bids	Pennsylvania (Chestnut Hill)
AIA/T-Square Yearbook 1927	(untitled)	garden		Maryland ("Green Spring Valley")
Baltimore Sun 5/18/1927	Glendale			Poplar Hill Rd Baltimore, Baltimore (Independent City), MD
Baltimore Sun 5/19/1927	Glendale			Baltimore, Baltimore (Independent City), MD
AIA/T-Square Yearbook 1928	H.B. Smith, Esq.	garden		West Virginia ("Charleston")
Architectural League of New York 1931	Mrs J. W. Bigelow / Marengo	garden		Easton, Talbot County, MD
American Society of Landscape Architects 1934	Lippincott, Walter H. / Lippincott Residence	bath house		Wynnewood, Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, PA
American Society of Landscape Architects 1934	Parsons, Lewis H. / Parsons Residence	garden		Villanova, Radnor Township, Delaware County, PA
PRERBG 2/14/1940	J. A. Harris, 3rd	swimming pool	awarded contracts	Blue Bell, Whitpain Township, Montgomery County, PA
PRERBG 3/27/1940	Lower Merion Township Commissioners		awarded contracts	Ardmore, Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, PA

19 total references, 1-19 shown.

Drawings, Photos, Papers, etc. (not yet linked to a project)

17 total holdings, 1-17 shown.

Penn State College / Class of 1909 Memorial Quantity: 5 Sheets	Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Cret Collection	HHL417-1-S
Penn State College / Memorial Gateway Quantity: 47 Sheets	Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Cret Collection	HHL417-1-G
McCormick Residence, Harrisburg, Planting Plan Quantity: 6 Sheets	Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Cret Collection	CRE163F
Sears, Thomas W. / Sears, Thomas W., Tool House Quantity: 1 sheet	Lower Merion Township Building and Planning Department - Buildings	2219
Stout, C. F. C. / Stout, C. F. C., Bath House and Swimming Pool Quantity: 2 sheets	Lower Merion Township Building and Planning Department - Buildings	2352
Carmelite Monastery of St. Joseph and St. Anne, Topographical Survey Quantity: 1 Sheet	Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Carmelite Collection	SEA*013
Meigs, Arthur I. / Planting plan of flower garden, property of Mr. Arthur I. Meigs, Radnor, Pa. Quantity: 1 photomechanical reproduction : blueprint, linen backed ; 50.5 x 60.5 cm.	Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Mellor, Meigs & Howe Collection	SEA002001. MAM
[Landscape plans], Pennsbury Memorial, Falls Twp., Bucks Co., Pa. Quantity: 2 photomechanical reproductions : mixed media ; 61.5 x 62 cm. overall or smaller	Athenaeum of Philadelphia - General Collection - Architectural Drawings	SEA008001. GSA071; SEA008002
Pennsylvania State College / General Plans Quantity: 59 Sheets	Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Cret Collection	CRE483
Pennsylvania State College / General Plans Quantity: 66 Sheets	Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Cret Collection	HHL483
Pennsylvania State College / Dormitory Expansion Quantity: 17 Sheets	Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Cret Collection	HHL492
Pennsylvania State College / Burrowes Builing Adds, Central Library Adds, Pollock Rd. Extension Quantity: 19 Sheets	Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Cret Collection	HHL608
Topographical survey, portion of property north of Lincoln Highway, Church Farm School, Glen Loch, Pa. Quantity: 1 photomechanical reproduction : blueline print ; 90.5 x 112 cm.	Athenaeum of Philadelphia - General Collection - Architectural Drawings	SEA001001. BOS
Clarke, Mr. William L. / site plan Quantity: 2 Sheets	Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Charles T. Okie Collection	SEA*011
Plot plan, vicinity of house with planting suggestions, property of Mr. & Mrs. C. Wanton Balis, Jr., Gladwyne, [Pa.] Quantity: 1 Sheet	Athenaeum of Philadelphia - General Collection - Architectural Drawings	SEA*005
Survey, property of Mr. & Mrs. F.J. Cain, Jr., Thornbrook Rd., Rosemont, Pa. Quantity: 1 photomechanical reproduction : blueline print ; 68.5 x 69 cm. ; 4 drawings : pencil on paper ; 55 x 71.5 cm. or smaller.	Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Linfoot Collection	SEA006001; SEA006002. LFT060; SEA006003. LFT060; SEA006004. LFT060; SEA006005. LFT060
Brown, Mr. & Mrs. J. Stuart, III / landscaping Quantity: 1 Sheet	Athenaeum of Philadelphia - Charles T. Okie Collection	SEA*012

17 total holdings, 1-17 shown.

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