Hello,
I am a summer intern at a historic house museum developing an
interpretive landscape plan. Staff and docent-led tours of the mansion.
and carriage house are currently provided. We are at the early stages of
researching and gathering interpretive material of our gardens and grounds for
docent, staff, and visitor use.
The historic house itself was built in the 1830s–1840s but the
formal garden was planned in 1914. We have additional newer gardens part
of our grounds—herb garden, wild flower garden, and a kitchen garden.
I would like to learn a bit about your process in developing such
material and know if/how similar institutions have interpreted their landscape,and
incorporated their grounds and gardens into the history of the main building,
etc. I am in the early stages of compiling the information and am interested in
any formats or brochures that have been created for visitor use. Any insight
and/or materials you would like to share on/off the list serv would be very
much appreciated.
Thank you,
Jessie M. Noda
Museum Studies Intern
718.885.1461