Columbus in Muscogee County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
The Bradley Olmsted Garden
Photographed by Tim Fillmon, June 8, 2021
1. The Bradley Olmsted Garden Marker
Inscription.
The Bradley Olmsted Garden. . The Columbus Museum's Bradley Olmsted Garden was designed for homeowner W.C. Bradley by the Olmsted Brothers firm of Massachusetts. Frederick Law Olmsted, the famed American landscape architect, founded the firm. Of the thirteen residential projects the Olmsted firm worked on in Georgia, including others in Columbus, the Bradley garden is widely recognized as the most substantial and significant. Its shaded ravine, formal and informal pools, cascading waterfall, pecan grove, and Japanese yew and crape myrtle walkways typified the more naturalistic gardens that became popular after the close of the Victorian era. Azaleas, camellias, dogwood, iris, roses, and forget-me-nots were among the many blooms planted between 1925 and 1928. Bradley had a great interest in the garden and corresponded frequently with William B. Marquis, the Olmsted firm's lead Columbus designer. At Bradley's request, the firm transformed an 1880s trolley station located on the property into a pool house. It is the only remaining structure from that line. The Bradley Olmsted Garden is part of the Wynn's Hill-Overlook Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Columbus Museum's Bradley Olmsted Garden was designed for homeowner W.C. Bradley by the Olmsted Brothers firm of Massachusetts. Frederick Law Olmsted, the famed American landscape architect, founded the firm. Of the thirteen residential projects the Olmsted firm worked on in Georgia, including others in Columbus, the Bradley garden is widely recognized as the most substantial and significant. Its shaded ravine, formal and informal pools, cascading waterfall, pecan grove, and Japanese yew and crape myrtle walkways typified the more naturalistic gardens that became popular after the close of the Victorian era. Azaleas, camellias, dogwood, iris, roses, and forget-me-nots were among the many blooms planted between 1925 and 1928. Bradley had a great interest in the garden and corresponded frequently with William B. Marquis, the Olmsted firm's lead Columbus designer. At Bradley's request, the firm transformed an 1880s trolley station located on the property into a pool house. It is the only remaining structure from that line. The Bradley Olmsted Garden is part of the Wynn's Hill-Overlook Historic District, which is listed
Click or scan to see this page online
on the National Register of Historic Places.
Erected 2013 by The Historic Chattahoochee Commission and the Columbus Museum.
Location. 32° 27.972′ N, 84° 58.553′ W. Marker is in Columbus, Georgia, in Muscogee County. It is at the intersection of Wynnton Road and Bradley Drive, on the right when traveling west on Wynnton Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1251 Wynnton Road, Columbus GA 31906, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking
Also see . . . Columbus Museum. (Submitted on July 3, 2021, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.)
Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 3, 2021, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 481 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on July 3, 2021, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.
