South Carolina Memorial Garden | |
South Carolina Memorial Garden, July 2012 | |
Location | 1919 Lincoln St., Columbia, South Carolina |
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Coordinates | 34°00′34″N 81°02′36″W / 34.00944°N 81.04333°W |
Area | Less than one acre |
Built | 1945 | -1957
NRHP reference No. | 09000464 [1] |
Added to NRHP | April 2, 2012 |
South Carolina Memorial Garden is a historic memorial garden located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was established in 1944-1945 by the Garden Club of South Carolina. It was designed by noted landscape architect Loutrel W. Briggs (1893-1977). It includes a variety of ornamental plants and complementary design elements such as a gate house or tea room (1957), tool house or gardener's shed (1949-1951), walls (1948), gates (1948), walks, fountain terrace and fountain (1951-1952), sculpture (1952, 1954), and garden furniture. It was the first memorial garden sponsored by a state garden club in the United States that recognized veterans of World War II. [2] [3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. [1]
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South Carolina Memorial Garden | |
South Carolina Memorial Garden, July 2012 | |
Location | 1919 Lincoln St., Columbia, South Carolina |
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Coordinates | 34°00′34″N 81°02′36″W / 34.00944°N 81.04333°W |
Area | Less than one acre |
Built | 1945 | -1957
NRHP reference No. | 09000464 [1] |
Added to NRHP | April 2, 2012 |
South Carolina Memorial Garden is a historic memorial garden located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was established in 1944-1945 by the Garden Club of South Carolina. It was designed by noted landscape architect Loutrel W. Briggs (1893-1977). It includes a variety of ornamental plants and complementary design elements such as a gate house or tea room (1957), tool house or gardener's shed (1949-1951), walls (1948), gates (1948), walks, fountain terrace and fountain (1951-1952), sculpture (1952, 1954), and garden furniture. It was the first memorial garden sponsored by a state garden club in the United States that recognized veterans of World War II. [2] [3]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. [1]
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link)