Downing, A. J. (Andrew Jackson), 1815-1852

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American horticulturist and landscape architect.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Newburgh, N.Y., to James Arnold, 1844 Apr. 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270526124

Landscape architect, horticulturalist, and writer.

From the description of Papers, 1830-1850. (New York State Library). WorldCat record id: 122583167

Andrew Jackson Downing (1815-1852) of Newburgh (N.Y.). Architect, gardener, author and nursery owner. A. J. Downing was in many respects the founder of the American school of landscape architecture and design. Downing died at age 36 in an explosion of the steamship "Henry Clay."

From the description of Letter to Miss Garrettson, 1838 Sept. 19. (University of Georgia). WorldCat record id: 259368594
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referencedIn Cunningham, John. Architectural drawings, 1863. Winterthur Library
referencedIn Blake, John Lauris, 1788-1857. Letters of John Lauris Blake, 1847-1856. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Downing, A. J. (Andrew Jackson), 1815-1852. Plan showing proposed method of laying out the public grounds at Washington / A.J. Down[ing]. Library of Congress
referencedIn McNeil Center for Early American Studies. Records, 1959-2006. University of Pennsylvania, Archives & Records Center
creatorOf Lind, Jenny, 1820-1887. Autograph letter signed, dated : New York Nov. 8 1850, to A.J. Downing, 1850 Nov. 8. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Harris Family Papers, 1711-1909 (bulk 1792-1853) Cambridge Historical Society
creatorOf Downing, A. J. (Andrew Jackson), 1815-1852. Autograph letter signed : Newburgh, N.Y., to James Arnold, 1844 Apr. 19. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Papers, 1769-1890. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
creatorOf Downing, A. J. (Andrew Jackson), 1815-1852. Papers, 1830-1850. New York State Library
referencedIn Bremer Fredrika, 1801-1865. Letters, 1846, 1849. Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts
creatorOf Downing, A. J. (Andrew Jackson), 1815-1852. Letter to Miss Garrettson, 1838 Sept. 19.
creatorOf Downing, Charles (1902-1885). Pomological variety notes, 1851-1900, n. d. Iowa State University, Parks Library
creatorOf Downing, A. J. (Andrew Jackson), 1815-1852. Letters. Smithsonian Institution. Libraries
referencedIn James Russell Lowell papers, 1835-1919. Houghton Library
referencedIn Hyde family. Hyde family papers, 1713-1916. Jackson Homestead Museum
referencedIn Fergus, Charles L. Charles Fergus cabinet photograph collection of nineteenth century botanists, circa 1867-circa 1920. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
referencedIn Papers, 1802-1981. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
creatorOf Downing, A. J. (Andrew Jackson), 1815-1852. Letters, 1850. American Periodical Series I
creatorOf Alfred Williams Anthony papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Dickinson Family. Dickinson family library. 1810-1943. Houghton Library
referencedIn Samuel Gray Ward and Anna Hazard Barker Ward papers, 1823-1934 (inclusive) 1837-1900 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Thomson family. Papers, 1783-1849. New York State Library
referencedIn A.J. Downing : vertical file. Centre canadien d'architecture, | Canadian Centre for Architecture | CCA
referencedIn Matthew Vassar papers, 1797-1890. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
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associatedWith Anthony, Alfred Williams, 1860-1939. person
associatedWith Arnold, James, fl. 1844, person
associatedWith Blake, John Lauris, 1788-1857. person
associatedWith Bremer Fredrika, 1801-1865. person
associatedWith Cunningham, John. person
associatedWith Darlington, William, 1782-1863. person
associatedWith Dibner, Bern, person
associatedWith Dickinson family, collector. family
associatedWith Downing, Charles (1902-1885). person
associatedWith Downing family. family
associatedWith Fergus, Charles L. person
associatedWith Garrettson, Freeborn, 1752-1827. person
associatedWith Harris family. family
associatedWith Hyde family. family
associatedWith Lind, Jenny, 1820-1887. person
associatedWith Livingston, Edward P. (Edward Philip), 1779-1843. person
correspondedWith Lowell, James Russell, 1819-1891 person
associatedWith McNeil Center for Early American Studies. corporateBody
associatedWith New York Horticultural Exhibition (1838 : New York) corporateBody
associatedWith Putnam, George Palmer, 1814-1872. person
associatedWith Thomson family. family
associatedWith Tucker, Luther, 1802-1873. person
associatedWith Vassar, Matthew, 1792-1868. person
associatedWith Ward, Samuel Gray. person
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Ellipse, The (Washington, D.C.)
White House (Washington, D.C.)
Federal Triangle (Washington, D.C.)
Washington (D.C.)
Washington Canal (Washington, D.C.)
United States
Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)
New York
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Death 1852-07-28

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