300 Nettleton Hollow Road  Washington Connecticut
Situated in the Litchfield hills of northwestern Connecticut, this is a classic garden in the English manner, with a loosely formal structure, informally planted in generous abundance.

Organization

Ownership & Management

Hollister House is owned by George Schoellkopf and Hollister House Garden Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to preservation of the house and garden.

In 2005, George Schoellkopf signed an agreement with the Garden Conservancy and Hollister House Garden Inc. binding him to donate the entire property, including house, garden and twenty-five acres, either during his lifetime or through his will, to Hollister House Garden Inc. He initiated this gift by conveying 17% of the remainder interest of the property to Hollister House Garden Inc. in 2005.

George Schoellkopf will retain lifetime tenancy and will be solely responsible for the maintenance and operation of the property, including all expenses, during his lifetime. In addition to the gift of the property, Mr. Schoellkopf has pledged to establish an endowment fund of not less than $2 million to be used by the nonprofit organization toward the maintenance of the property in perpetuity.

Board of Directors

SPECIAL PROJECTS COMMITTEE

  • George Schoellkopf, Washington, CT
    President
  • Susan Payson Burke, New York, NY
    Vice President
  • William Noble, Cold Spring, NY
    Secretary
  • Christopher Smith, Washington, CT
    Treasurer
  • Gay E. Vincent-Canal, Washington, CT
  • Page Dickey, North Salem, NY
  • Betsy Manning, Washington, CT
  • Marco Polo Stufano, Bronx, NY
  • Mary Adams, Washington, CT
  • Gay E. Vincent-Canal, Washington, CT
  • Ambler Cantey, Woodbury, CT
  • Richard Copeland, Roxbury, CT
  • Betsy Manning, Washington, CT
  • Tovah Martin, Roxbury, CT
  • Hitchy Rahilly, Northfield, CT
  • Jean O’Reilly, Roxbury, CT
  • Kit Sagendorf, Bridgewater, CT
A Project of the Garden Conservancy