Typed notes on the 1902 Charles Adams Platt plan survey of Cherry Hill
Category:
Archive
Property:
Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate
Title:
Typed notes on the 1902 Charles Adams Platt plan survey of Cherry Hill
Type:
Architectural documents and designs
Description:
Notes regarding the plan survey of Cherry Hill that was completed in 1902 by Charles Adams Platt (1861-1933). The notes are handwritten on a typed form and describe the plans and deadlines for the property. Arthur T. Cabot (1852-1912) hired Platt to develop a house at Cherry Hill, and the notes describe project numbers, draughtsmen, and other details of the project. The notes were likely used for research by Keith Morgan, an art and architecture historian, who went on to write an article titled, "Cherry Hill: Its architecture and landscape," that was published by the Trustees of Reservations in 1991. Cherry Hill was purchased by the grandfather of Eleanor Cabot Bradley (1893-1990) in 1865. As it passed through the Cabot family, additional acreage was acquired and a house was built on the property. Bradley inherited Cherry Hill in 1945 and began living there full time with her husband, Ralph Bradley (1888-1970) in 1962. Together with caretaker Reg Harris, the Bradleys developed the estate to include a woodland walk, horticultural vignettes, and a Sunken Camellia House. Cherry Hill was acquired by The Trustees in 1991, when it was renamed the Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate.
Creator:
Platt, Charles A. (Charles Adams), 1861-1933
Date:
1976 - 1991
Extent:
1 item (1 page) ; 28 x 22 cm
Object ID:
BE.MS.010
People:
Platt, Charles A. (Charles Adams), 1861-1933
Subjects:
Building
Tags:
Cherry Hill
Rights:
CC BY-NC-ND The Eleanor Cabot Bradley Estate Collection is the physical property of The Trustees of Reservations. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns.
