Forest Hills Gardens (New York, N.Y.) records

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 2495

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Brochures, specifications, declarations of restrictions, and blueprints of homes in Forest Hills Gardens.

Dates

1900 - 1970
Majority of material found within 1911 - 1919

Creator

Forest Hills Gardens (New York, N.Y.) (Organization)

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY

Forest Hills Gardens is a planned residential community which was developed by the Russell Sage Foundation in 1908. Laid out on 175 acres in Queens, New York, the community's site plan was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr.; many of the houses were designed by Grosvenor Atterbury.

Extent

8.6 cubic feet. (8.6 cubic feet.)

Additional Description

Abstract

Brochures, specifications, declarations of restrictions, and blueprints of homes in Forest Hills Gardens.

RELATED MATERIAL

See also Forest Hills Gardens Corporation Records, ( #2775).

Physical Description

Brochures, specifications, declarations of restrictions, and blueprints.

General

Contact Information:: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:: Rashmi Gajare and Marcie Farwell
Date completed:: February 2015
EAD encoding:: Evan Earle, February 2015
Date modified:: Marcie Farwell, January 2016