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Katharine opened her greenhouse and gardens for many public and private events. Reynolda Road provided easy social and commercial access while still protecting the family’s privacy. Chrysanthemum shows were held annually in the greenhouse beginning in 1913, before the formal gardens were even planted in their final form. It is possible this photograph was taken during the first chysanthemum show. An admission fee of twenty-five cents was charged and plants were sold for the benefit of the local YWCA, of which Katharine was a founding member. The annual show continued during World War I for the benefit of the Red Cross.
ProvenanceHistoric Photographs Collection created when Reynolda House Museum of American Art established Archives in 1993.
DepartmentEstate Archives
Nancy Reynolds and five women at Greenhouse during Gardens construction
Datecirca 1913
MediumPhotograph
DimensionsOverall: 4 1/2 × 2 1/2 in. (11.4 × 6.4 cm)
Credit LineReynolda House Museum of American Art
CopyrightPublic Domain
Object number06-344-02
DescriptionNancy Reynolds sitting on stone pillar in front of south entrance to Greenhouse; five women at entrance. Katharine Smith Reynolds is likely second from right with back to camera. Reynolda Gardens were still under construction at the time of this photograph.Katharine opened her greenhouse and gardens for many public and private events. Reynolda Road provided easy social and commercial access while still protecting the family’s privacy. Chrysanthemum shows were held annually in the greenhouse beginning in 1913, before the formal gardens were even planted in their final form. It is possible this photograph was taken during the first chysanthemum show. An admission fee of twenty-five cents was charged and plants were sold for the benefit of the local YWCA, of which Katharine was a founding member. The annual show continued during World War I for the benefit of the Red Cross.
ProvenanceHistoric Photographs Collection created when Reynolda House Museum of American Art established Archives in 1993.
Status
Not on viewJuly 9, 1980
circa 1935
circa 1916
