Bellingrath Gardens is a 65-acre estate in Mobile, Alabama, renowned for its stunning gardens, architecture, and decorative arts. This lavishly illustrated volume provides a comprehensive history of the estate, from its founding in the 1930s by Walter and Bessie Bellingrath to its present day status as a major cultural attraction. Alongside beautiful color photographs, the book features detailed descriptions of the gardens, the Bellingrath home, and the numerous artworks and antiques on display. A foreword by architecture ...
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Bellingrath Gardens is a 65-acre estate in Mobile, Alabama, renowned for its stunning gardens, architecture, and decorative arts. This lavishly illustrated volume provides a comprehensive history of the estate, from its founding in the 1930s by Walter and Bessie Bellingrath to its present day status as a major cultural attraction. Alongside beautiful color photographs, the book features detailed descriptions of the gardens, the Bellingrath home, and the numerous artworks and antiques on display. A foreword by architecture critic Paul Goldberger situates the estate within the broader context of American design. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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