Nellie B. (Osborn) Allen
General Information
Occupation: Landscape Architect
Date of Birth: January 01, 1869
Date of Death: January 01, 1961
Birth City: Cameron
Birth State/Province: Missouri
Birth Country: United States
Resident City: New York
Resident State/Province: New York
Resident Country: United States
Archive/Repository: Rare and Manuscript Collections, Carl A. Kroch Library, Cornell University
Sources: Birnbaum, Charles A., and Robin Karson, eds. Pioneers of American Landscape Design : An Annotated Bibliography. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2000.
Specialties
Subject: Perennials and Planting Design
Subject: Anglo-American Perennial Borders
Subject: Knot Gardens and Geometrically Hedged Green Gardens
Jobs
Employer: Nellie B. Allen, Landscape Architect
City: New York
State: New York
Country: United States
Start Date: January 01, 1921
Collaborators
No collaborators on record
Apprenticeships
No apprenticeships on record
Awards
No awards on record
Exhibitions
No exhibitions on record
Notable Projects
Title: Dellwood, the John Henry Hammond estate
City: Mount Kisco
State: New York
Country: United States
Start Date: January 01, 1939
Title: Brookmeade, the Isabel Dodge Sloane estate
City: Locust Valley
State: New York
Country: United States
Start Date: January 01, 1935
Title: Three Waters
Description: Yew Buttresses. Designed for Edith Notman
City: Gloucester
State: Massachusetts
Country: United States
Start Date: January 01, 1926
Title: Thornedale
Description: Knot Garden. Designed for Mrs. Oakleigh Thorne
City: Millbrook
State: New York
Country: United States
Start Date: January 01, 1934
Title: the Bishop's Garden
Description: Consultant
City: Washington
State: District of Columbia
Country: United States
Start Date: January 01, 1927
End Date: January 01, 1937
Title: The Parterre Garden for the 1939 New York World's Fair
Description: Designed with Constance Boardman
City: Flushing
State: New York
Country: United States
Start Date: January 01, 1939
Education
Institution: Lowthorpe School of Landscape Architecture for Women
Start Date: January 01, 1916
End Date: January 01, 1919
Licensing
No licenses on record
Professional Affiliations
No affiliations on record
Publications By
Title: A Tulip and Geranium Garden
Publication: House and Garden
Volume: August 1942
Page: 68-69
Publications About
Title: Women Pioneers in Landscape Design
Author: Judith B. Tankard
Publication: Radcliffe Quarterly
Volume: March 1993
Page: 8-11
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