Title	Cheekwood: detail of mansion entrance
Creator(s)	West, Carroll Van
Date	2000
Coverage	2000-2009
Property name	Cheekwood
Property type	Museum
National Register Reference	00000993 listed August 23, 2000
Community Name	Nashville, Davidson County, TN
Description	Color photograph of the Cheekwood Mansion center portico. The house is constructed of stone blocks with four inset columns. An ornamental carving is set into stonework above the doorway.
Historical Notes	Cheekwood was designed by leading American landscape architect Bryant Fleming between 1929 and 1932. Although the estate was converted into a botanical garden and art museum beginning in 1959, the property boundaries contain the most significant elements of Fleming's original design, including the mansion and surrounding landscape features.
Collection Name	Southern History Documentary Projects
Subject-LCSH	Cheekwood Museum of Art Historic sites Houses and homes
Subject-TGM	Botanical gardens Houses Historic sites Historic parks
Type	Still image
Format	jpeg2000
Genre	Photograph
Processing notes	Electronic file
Copyright status	Copyright of the creator. Reproduced with permission
Conditions for use	Credit Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University Reproduction permitted for non-profit educational and research purposes only
Contributing Institution	Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
Digital Publisher	Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University
Source file	Cheekwood015

Cheekwood: detail of mansion entrance

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