Main entry:

Weidenmann, Jacob, 1829-1893, author.

Title & Author:

Beautifying country homes : a handbook of landscape gardening : illustrated by plans of places already improved / by J. Weidenmann, (superintendent of the City Park and of Cedar Hill Cemetery of Hartford, Conn.).

Publication:

New-York : Orange Judd and Company, 245 Broadway, [1870]
©1870

Description:

40, [28] pages, 31 leaves of plates : illustrations, plans, maps ; 36 cm

Notes:
84 wood engraved illustrations in text and 24 chromolithographs, printed by H. Bencke, seven are double-page.
Dedicated to James L. Howard.
Plates number I-XXIV are printed on 31 leaves.
Leaves of descriptive letterpress interleaved with leaves of plates.
"Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, by Orange Judd & Co., In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington."--Title page verso
Plates signed: H. Bencke, Lith., N.Y.
Part I. Landscape architecture -- General suggestions -- Lawns -- Seeding down lawns and pastures -- Top-dressing lawns -- Drainage -- Roads and drives -- Walks -- Laying out curved lines for walks or roads -- Practical hints on grading -- Fences, walls, and hedges -- Trees and shrubs -- Grouping -- Transplanting trees and shrubs -- Flower garden -- Water -- Ornaments -- Rock-work -- Tools used in laying out grounds -- Improving new places economically -- Arbitrary calculation of cost -- Care and keeping of ornamental grounds -- Front yards of city lots -- Hints on burial lots -- (Part II. Plans of improved places.) Plate I. Plan of two suburban residences at Albany, N.Y. -- Plate II. Plan of a country house near Chicago, Ill., the property of A.E. Taylor, Esq. -- Plate III. Suburban residence of E.B. Cooley, Esq., near Boston, Mass. -- Plate IV. Suburban residence of Hon. Geo. Beach, Hartford, Conn. -- Plate V. Public Green, Hartford, Conn. -- Plate VI. Suburban villa of T.M. Stanley, Esq., New Britain, Conn. -- Plate VII. Improvements in front yards of city lots -- Plate VIII. Country home in the vicinity of Cincinnati, Ohio -- Plate IX. Public park, Hartford, Conn. -- Plate X. Country seat near Philadelphia, Pa. -- Plate XI. Suburban residence of James L. Howard, Esq., Hartford, Conn. -- Plate XII. City home of R. Downs, Esq., Brooklyn, N.Y. -- Plate XIII. A country residence at Newport, R.I., the property of F.L. Barieda, Esq. -- Plate XIV. Residence of Uriah Hill, Jr., Esq., Peekskill, N.Y. -- Plate XV. Country homes near Newport, R.I., belonging to Messrs. Alex. Van Rensselaer and Hamilton Hoppin -- Plate XVI. Country house of D. Scull, Esq., Hestonville, Pa. -- Plate XVII. Washington Park, Brooklyn, N.Y. -- Plate XVIII. Retreat Park, Hartford, Conn. -- Plate XIX. Approach and division map of property near Hastings, Westchester Co., N.Y. -- Plate XX. Suburban residence, called the Cedars, at Newport, R.I., the property of Wm. H. Paine, Esq. -- Plate XXI. City lot, 150 x 300 feet, at Buffalo, N.Y. -- Plate XXII. The residence of Morris K. Jesup, Esq., situated on the Hudson River, at Irvington, N.Y. -- Plate XXIII. The flower garden at Mount St. Vincent, Central Park, N.Y. -- Plate XXIV. Section XV. of Cedar Hill Cemetery, at Hartford, Conn.
Part II. Plans of improved places -- Plate I. Plan of two suburban residences at Albany, N.Y. -- Plate II. Plan of a country house near Chicago, Ill., the property of A.E. Taylor, Esq. -- Plate III. Suburban residence of E.B. Cooley, Esq., near Boston, Mass. -- Plate IV. Suburban residence of Hon. Geo. Beach, Hartford, Conn. -- Plate V. Public Green, Hartford, Conn. -- Plate VI. Suburban villa of T.M. Stanley, Esq., New Britain, Conn. -- Plate VII. Improvements in front yards of city lots -- Plate VIII. Country home in the vicinity of Cincinnati, Ohio -- Plate IX. Public park, Hartford, Conn. -- Plate X. Country seat near Philadelphia, Pa. -- Plate XI. Suburban residence of James L. Howard, Esq., Hartford, Conn. -- Plate XII. City home of R. Downs, Esq., Brooklyn, N.Y. -- Plate XIII. A country residence at Newport, R.I., the property of F.L. Barieda, Esq. -- Plate XIV. Residence of Uriah Hill, Jr., Esq., Peekskill, N.Y. -- Plate XV. Country homes near Newport, R.I., belonging to Messrs. Alex. Van Rensselaer and Hamilton Hoppin -- Plate XVI. Country house of D. Scull, Esq., Hestonville, Pa. -- Plate XVII. Washington Park, Brooklyn, N.Y. -- Plate XVIII. Retreat Park, Hartford, Conn. -- Plate XIX. Approach and division map of property near Hastings, Westchester Co., N.Y. -- Plate XX. Suburban residence, called the Cedars, at Newport, R.I., the property of Wm. H. Paine, Esq. -- Plate XXI. City lot, 150 x 300 feet, at Buffalo, N.Y. -- Plate XXII. The residence of Morris K. Jesup, Esq., situated on the Hudson River, at Irvington, N.Y. -- Plate XXIII. The flower garden at Mount St. Vincent, Central Park, N.Y. -- Plate XXIV. Section XV. of Cedar Hill Cemetery, at Hartford, Conn.

Summary:

Weidenmann, Swiss by birth, was trained as an engineer and architect in Geneva and Munich; in 1861 he became superintendent of parks in Hartford, Connecticut. For that city he designed Bushnell Park and Cedar Hill Cemetery. These are both illustrated together with a number of private estates and parks mostly from southern New England and New York, each credited to designer, which include, in addition to the author, E. F. Miller, M. Perry, W. L. Fischer, Eugene A. Baumann, Mich. Butler, Olmsted and Vaux, Edw. O. Schwaegerl and Ignatz A. Pilat. To the best of my knowledge these are the most attractive chromolithographed landscape plates published in 19th century America. In 1874 Weidenmann became associated with F. L. Olmsted; a good account of his career is found in N. T. Newton's Design on the land (pp. 307-8). See following Xeroxes from "American Landscape Architecture: Designers and Places."

Subject:

Landscape gardening United States Designs and plans.
Landscape design United States Designs and plans.
Parks United States Designs and plans.
Lawns United States Designs and plans.
Grading (Earthwork) United States.
Tree planting United States.
Landscape architectural projects United States Pictorial works.
Landscape plants United States.
Jardins Architecture États-Unis Dessins et plans.
Aménagement paysager États-Unis Dessins et plans.
Pelouses États-Unis Dessins et plans.
Nivellement (Terrassement) États-Unis.
Arbres Plantation États-Unis.
Grading (Earthwork)
Landscape design
Landscape gardening
Lawns
Parks
Tree planting
United States

Form/genre:

Chromolithography.
Architectural drawings
Wood engravings United States 1860-1870.
Chromolithographs United States 1860-1870.
Lithographs United States 1860-1870.
Printing in multiple colors in separate passes (Printing) United States 19th century.

Added entries:

Bencke, Herman, lithographer.
Howard, James L. (James Leland), 1818-1906, dedicatee.
Orange Judd & Company, publisher.
Lovejoy & Son, electrotyper, stereotyper.
United States New York (State) New York.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 126699
Call No.: WX9377; ID:86-B6082
Status: Available

Location: Library main 126698
Call No.: IDX; ID:86-B6082
Status: Available

Location: Library main 126697
Call No.: X6622; ID:86-B6082
Status: Available