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The West Garden

 
 
The West Garden Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, January 30, 2017
1. The West Garden Marker
Inscription. This garden was originally created in 1917 by Claude Bragdon. George Eastman had been inspired by photographs of the Garden at Hestercombe House, Somerset, England, designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and Miss Gertrude Jekyll. During the subsequent years the original design was lost through several major revisions.

The garden was adaptively restored in 1984 and dedicated to the memory of Virginia Pike Judson, through the generosity of the members of the Rochester Garden Club and by her friends and family.
 
Erected 1984.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Horticulture & Forestry. A significant historical year for this entry is 1917.
 
Location. 43° 9.143′ N, 77° 34.826′ W. Marker is in Rochester, New York, in Monroe County. It is in East Avenue. Marker can be reached from East Avenue (New York State Route 96) 0.1 miles east of Portsmouth Terrace. Marker is on the grounds of the George Eastman Museum, on the west side of the George Eastman House. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 900 East Avenue, Rochester NY 14607, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. George Eastman House (a few steps from this marker); Anna Murray Douglass (approx. ¾ mile away); Douglass Home (approx. ¾ mile away); Widewaters Field
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(approx. ¾ mile away); Cobbs Hill Park / Cobbs Hill (approx. 0.8 miles away); Seward Seminary (approx. 0.8 miles away); The City of Rochester Public Market Fountain (approx. one mile away); Lock 66 Neighborhood (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rochester.
 
Also see . . .  George Eastman Museum - Wikipedia. Loacation of the West Garden. (Submitted on January 31, 2017, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.) 
 
The West Garden and Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, January 30, 2017
2. The West Garden and Marker
The West Garden image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Anton Schwarzmueller, January 30, 2017
3. The West Garden
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 31, 2017, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 267 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on January 31, 2017, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York.

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