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Description
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
Genre
Photograph
Processing notes
Electronic
file
Copyright status
Copyright of the creator. Reproduced with permission
Contributing Institution
Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
Conditions for use
Credit Center for Historic Preservation, Middle Tennessee State University
Reproduction permitted for non-profit educational and research purposes only
Digital Publisher
Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University
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