Belmont gardens in History of Homes and Gardens of Tennessee

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Title	Belmont gardens in History of Homes and Gardens of Tennessee
Alternate Title	Gardens at Belmont Mansion, Nashville, Tennessee
Publisher	Garden Study Club of Nashville, Parthenon Press
Date	1936
Genre	Drawings Maps
Material/Technique	lithograph
Description	This garden plan, showing curved paths surrounding statuary and fountains in a formal garden with a house and other structures surrounded by a perimeter of trees was drawn as if from above.
Historical note	The formal gardens of Belmont Mansion, an Italian villa-style home, were located on a large piece of acreage on the outskirts of Nashville. The mansion's furnishings and garden would have reflected the latest taste for Adelicia Hayes Acklen was one of the wealthiest women in Nashville. She traveled to Europe after the Civil War and returned with the type of statuary and furnishings commonly associated with the "grand tour."
Subject	Gardens
Theme	Holding Fast to Beauty Taking Care of Business
Story	Lucy Virginia Smith French Adelicia Acklen
Geographic Location	United States -- Tennessee -- Nashville
Time period	1860-1869
Language	eng
Contributing Institution	Tennessee State Library & Archives
Credit line	History of Homes and Gardens of Tennessee, Courtesy Tennessee State Library & Archives, Manuscript Division
Type	Still image
Format	image/jp2
Digital Publisher	Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University
Archival file	shades12/shades_tsla_0012a.tif

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