Details
Creator Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer.
Contributor Brown, John Evans, 1827-1895, architect.
Title Mr. Brown's house. Zealandia, on Beaucatcher Mt. Mr. Brown on porch. [Asheville, NC] [graphic].
Publisher PA. Philadelphia. 1890
Date March 21, 1890
Physical Description 1 photograph: glass negative; 4 x 5 in.
Description Glass negative showing Zealandia, a two-story home constructed by John Evans Brown to look like a medieval castle. The house is surrounded by trees and stands on a sloping hillside. Brown stands on the porch that wraps around the house. Zealandia Castle was the home of John Evans Brown (1827-1895). Brown was a surveyor in North Carolina before setting in New Zealand. He returned to the United States in 1884 after his father’s death. He built the castle in 1889, which is inspired by Moro Castle in Havana.
Notes Time: 5:00 PM
Light: fair - no sun
Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris.
Edited.
Subject Brown, John Evans, 1827-1895 -- Homes and haunts.
Brown, John Evans, 1827-1895 -- Portraits.
Dwellings -- North Carolina -- Asheville.
Philadelphia artists.
Geographic subject Asheville (N.C.)
Zealandia (N.C. : Estate)
Genre Glass negatives.
Associated name Brown, John Evans, 1827-1895, architect.
Location Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.1597]
Accession number P.9895.1597