Naumkeag was built on a steep hill, and so its landscape required quite a bit of manipulation to be usable. The Peony Terraces behind the house show how a big drop in elevation over a short distance can be turned into a showcase. In this instance, the terraces gave Mabel Choate a way to show [...]
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Up and down at Naumkeag, Part 2
Posted in Deb's posts, Places, Steps on October 12, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Up and down at Naumkeag, Part 1
Posted in Deb's posts, Miscellaneous, Places, Steps, tagged Naumkeag, slopes, spatial design, Steps, The Trustees of Reservations on October 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
What do we see if we look at one place through a particular lens? Last week I was out at Naumkeag in Stockbridge, MA, and found myself appreciating the wide vocabulary of ways that Fletcher Steele used to get garden guests up and down the slopes. Here’s a partial list: Naumkeag, the Choate family estate [...]
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