Collection Description

This collection comprises three groups of items that document aspects of the student, architectural and garden design work of Charles Willing of Willing, Sims & Talbutt, architects. These groups include: one example of Willing's student work from the University of Pennsylvania; three photographs of the Tyler Residence - one of the firms most significant commissions; and a third group of items (two drawings and a cast concrete garden edge), prepared for an "Exhibit of Original Garden Ornament at Willingswood," illustrate various garden ornaments for sale.

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