The property that now comprises Brookgreen Gardens was four rice plantations. The plantations from south to north were The Oaks, Brookgreen, Springfield, and Laurel Hill. The current gardens and surrounding facilities are located completely within the former Brookgreen Plantation, which was owned by Joshua John Ward. Before his death in 1853, he held more than 1,000 enslaved African Americans and in 1860 his estate (in his name) was the largest slaveholder in the United States.[4]
Only a handful of relics survive on the former plantations. The Alston (or Allston) cemetery survives on the grounds of The Oaks plantation. Gov. Joseph Alston and his child are buried in the cemetery. The same grave is a memorial to the governor's wife Theodosia Burr Alston, daughter of Vice PresidentAaron Burr, who was lost at sea. Her ghost is said to haunt the Grand Strand, looking for her father. The rice mill at Laurel Hill is all that stands of that plantation today. During the American Civil War, Confederates built an earthen structure on the grounds to block Union Navy ships from coming into the tidal rivers.[citation needed]
The Huntingtons
Archer and Anna Hyatt Huntington of Redding, Connecticut purchased the four plantations in order to develop gardens to showcase her sculptures. Situated on Waccamaw Neck in Georgetown County, South Carolina, between the Waccamaw River and the Atlantic coast, Brookgreen Gardens is the country's first public sculpture garden. It has the largest collection in the world of figurative sculpture by American artists in an outdoor setting.[citation needed] It is also a nature and historical preserve with a small zoo and a nature exhibition center.
Archer and Anna Hyatt Huntington first visited the area in 1929. Because they were captivated by its beauty, they purchased nearly 9,100 acres (37 km2) of forest, swamp, rice fields, and beachfront.[citation needed] They intended to establish a winter home on the coast, but Anna saw the potential of the property. They began to develop her vision of making it a showcase for her sculptures. Archer, son of philanthropistsArabella Worsham Huntington and stepson of Collis Huntington, and Anna have donated property and contributed to U.S. arts and culture in a number of states. Her sculpture of Joan of Arc is a feature of New York City's Riverside Park.
About 1,445 works of American figurative sculpture are displayed at the Archer and Anna Hyatt Huntington Sculpture Garden. Many of the works are by Hyatt Huntington, but other artists are also featured. Walkways and garden paths link the sculptures in their distinctive garden, fountain, or landscape settings, with vistas of the scenery surrounding them. A 1,600-acre (650 ha) area of Brookgreen Gardens was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1] The sculpture garden portion, 551 acres (223 ha), of Brookgreen Gardens was included in the designation of Atalaya and Brookgreen Gardens as a National Historic Landmark in 1984.[5][6]Atalaya Castle is just across U.S. 17, which cuts through the former combined Huntington property.
Winner of the South Carolina Heritage Tourism Award, the Lowcountry Trail is a boardwalk that crosses the hillside overlooking Mainfield, a restored rice field of the former Brookgreen Plantation. For enslaved African Americans on Brookgreen Plantation, this hill was a bridge between the world of daily work and life in the slave village beyond the crest of the hill. The rhythms of life – planting, growing, harvesting, threshing – changed seasonally for everyone on the rice plantation.
Archaeological survey and excavation projects have revealed the remains of four structures on the hillside: the site of the overseer's residence at the apex of the hill, and its kitchen, smokehouse and dependency closer to the edge of the rice field. Along the trail, interpretive panels that describe life on a rice plantation and four stainless steel figures have been placed to represent the Plantation Owner, the Overseer, and an Enslaved African Male and an Enslaved African Female. These figures, created in stainless steel by Babette Bloch, serve as visually compelling figures to draw visitors along the trail and to interpret an account of each person's role in the economic and social system of a Lowcountry plantation.
Lowcountry Trail Audio Tour
The Lowcountry Trail Audio Tour is a public education program that emphasizes historic preservation. The tour winds along the Ricefield Overlook and adjacent rice field and is free with garden admission. A 30-minute fictional story about life on Brookgreen Plantation unwinds progressively as listeners walk the trail.[citation needed]
Zoo and plantation sites
The Lowcountry Zoo and the Lowcountry Center are also on the property. 'Trekker tours' are conducted on the backroads of the former plantations. Recent archeological work has uncovered the foundations of several buildings at The Oaks plantation.[citation needed] Ponds have been created from the former 'Brookgreen' plantation house sites.
Every year, the Brookgreen gardens are lit up with more than 2,700 candles and countless lights set among the plants, trees and sculptures of the garden. Tickets for the same are available every year for visitors.
Awards and recognition
Top 10 Public Gardens in the US by Coastal Living Magazine[8]
American Public Gardens Association Award for Garden Excellence, 2019[9]
Gari Melchers Memorial Medal from the Artists’ Fellowship, 2018[10]
USAToday 10Best - #9 in Best Botanical Garden category, 2018[11]
USAToday 10Best - Nights of a Thousand Candles Top 10 in Best Botanical Garden Holiday Lights category, 2018[12]
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^"Artists' Fellowship | National Sculpture Society". Retrieved 2019-11-01.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Brookgreen Gardens news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Brookgreen Gardens is a sculpture garden and wildlife preserve located just south of Murrells Inlet in South Carolina The 9 100 acre 37 km2 property includes several themed gardens featuring American figurative sculptures the Lowcountry Zoo and trails through several ecosystems in nature reserves on the property It was founded by Archer Milton Huntington stepson of railroad magnate Collis Potter Huntington and Anna Hyatt Huntington his wife to feature sculptures by Anna and her sister Harriet Randolph Hyatt Mayor along with other American sculptors Brookgreen Gardens was opened in 1932 It was developed on property of four former rice plantations taking its name from the former Brookgreen Plantation which dates to the antebellum period 3 Brookgreen GardensU S National Register of Historic PlacesU S National Historic Landmark DistrictContributing PropertyFighting Stallions by Anna Hyatt Huntington at garden park entrance Nearest cityMurrells Inlet South Carolina U S Coordinates33 31 14 N 79 5 59 W 33 52056 N 79 09972 W 33 52056 79 09972 Coordinates 33 31 14 N 79 5 59 W 33 52056 N 79 09972 W 33 52056 79 09972Area9 100 acres 37 km2 2 ArchitectAnna Hyatt HuntingtonArchitectural styleSculpture gardensPart ofAtalaya and Brookgreen Gardens ID84002045 NRHP reference No 78002510 1 Significant datesAdded to NRHPApril 15 1978Designated NHLDCPOctober 5 1992Diana by Paul Manship Contents 1 Early history 2 The Huntingtons 3 Public landmark 3 1 Sculpture gardens 3 2 Lowcountry Trail 3 2 1 Lowcountry Trail Audio Tour 3 3 Zoo and plantation sites 3 4 Natural areas 3 5 Nights of a Thousand Candles 4 Awards and recognition 5 See also 6 Photo gallery 7 References 8 External linksEarly history EditThe property that now comprises Brookgreen Gardens was four rice plantations The plantations from south to north were The Oaks Brookgreen Springfield and Laurel Hill The current gardens and surrounding facilities are located completely within the former Brookgreen Plantation which was owned by Joshua John Ward Before his death in 1853 he held more than 1 000 enslaved African Americans and in 1860 his estate in his name was the largest slaveholder in the United States 4 Only a handful of relics survive on the former plantations The Alston or Allston cemetery survives on the grounds of The Oaks plantation Gov Joseph Alston and his child are buried in the cemetery The same grave is a memorial to the governor s wife Theodosia Burr Alston daughter of Vice President Aaron Burr who was lost at sea Her ghost is said to haunt the Grand Strand looking for her father The rice mill at Laurel Hill is all that stands of that plantation today During the American Civil War Confederates built an earthen structure on the grounds to block Union Navy ships from coming into the tidal rivers citation needed The Huntingtons EditArcher and Anna Hyatt Huntington of Redding Connecticut purchased the four plantations in order to develop gardens to showcase her sculptures Situated on Waccamaw Neck in Georgetown County South Carolina between the Waccamaw River and the Atlantic coast Brookgreen Gardens is the country s first public sculpture garden It has the largest collection in the world of figurative sculpture by American artists in an outdoor setting citation needed It is also a nature and historical preserve with a small zoo and a nature exhibition center Archer and Anna Hyatt Huntington first visited the area in 1929 Because they were captivated by its beauty they purchased nearly 9 100 acres 37 km2 of forest swamp rice fields and beachfront citation needed They intended to establish a winter home on the coast but Anna saw the potential of the property They began to develop her vision of making it a showcase for her sculptures Archer son of philanthropists Arabella Worsham Huntington and stepson of Collis Huntington and Anna have donated property and contributed to U S arts and culture in a number of states Her sculpture of Joan of Arc is a feature of New York City s Riverside Park Public landmark EditSculpture gardens Edit The Tortoise Fountain by Janet Scudder Diana by Augustus Saint Gaudens in garden fountain setting Brookgreen Gardens with old gate and sculpture Dionysus by Edward Francis McCartan Wood Nymph by Henry Hering About 1 445 works of American figurative sculpture are displayed at the Archer and Anna Hyatt Huntington Sculpture Garden Many of the works are by Hyatt Huntington but other artists are also featured Walkways and garden paths link the sculptures in their distinctive garden fountain or landscape settings with vistas of the scenery surrounding them A 1 600 acre 650 ha area of Brookgreen Gardens was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 1 The sculpture garden portion 551 acres 223 ha of Brookgreen Gardens was included in the designation of Atalaya and Brookgreen Gardens as a National Historic Landmark in 1984 5 6 Atalaya Castle is just across U S 17 which cuts through the former combined Huntington property The sculpture gardens includes works by 7 Robert Alexander Baillie Gutzon Borglum Joseph Lorkowski Boulton Clio Hinton Bracken Cornelia Van Auken Chapin Henry Clews Joseph Bailey Ellis Sally James Farnham Joseph Charles Fleri Vincent Glinsky Karl Gruppe Ethel Painter Hood Edith Howland Cecil de Blaquiere Howard Anna Hyatt Huntington Leo Lentelli Donald De Lue Albino Manca Edward Francis McCartan Eleanor Mary Mellon Roland Hinton Perry Attilio Piccirilli Furio Piccirilli Horatio Piccirilli Augustus Saint Gaudens Louis St Gaudens Marion Sanford Janet Scudder Amory Coffin Simons Erwin Springweiler Charles Eugene Tefft Lowcountry Trail Edit Winner of the South Carolina Heritage Tourism Award the Lowcountry Trail is a boardwalk that crosses the hillside overlooking Mainfield a restored rice field of the former Brookgreen Plantation For enslaved African Americans on Brookgreen Plantation this hill was a bridge between the world of daily work and life in the slave village beyond the crest of the hill The rhythms of life planting growing harvesting threshing changed seasonally for everyone on the rice plantation Archaeological survey and excavation projects have revealed the remains of four structures on the hillside the site of the overseer s residence at the apex of the hill and its kitchen smokehouse and dependency closer to the edge of the rice field Along the trail interpretive panels that describe life on a rice plantation and four stainless steel figures have been placed to represent the Plantation Owner the Overseer and an Enslaved African Male and an Enslaved African Female These figures created in stainless steel by Babette Bloch serve as visually compelling figures to draw visitors along the trail and to interpret an account of each person s role in the economic and social system of a Lowcountry plantation Lowcountry Trail Audio Tour Edit The Lowcountry Trail Audio Tour is a public education program that emphasizes historic preservation The tour winds along the Ricefield Overlook and adjacent rice field and is free with garden admission A 30 minute fictional story about life on Brookgreen Plantation unwinds progressively as listeners walk the trail citation needed Zoo and plantation sites Edit The Lowcountry Zoo and the Lowcountry Center are also on the property Trekker tours are conducted on the backroads of the former plantations Recent archeological work has uncovered the foundations of several buildings at The Oaks plantation citation needed Ponds have been created from the former Brookgreen plantation house sites Natural areas Edit The Atlantic Coast side of the property was later leased to the state of South Carolina to form Huntington Beach State Park citation needed Boat tours are available from here with views of Sandy Island A self guided tour of the nature trail shows off the 2000 identified species of life including longleaf pines Spanish moss draped live oaks and vistas of the river and nearby marshland The gardens make every effort to preserve the natural environment Nights of a Thousand Candles Edit Every year the Brookgreen gardens are lit up with more than 2 700 candles and countless lights set among the plants trees and sculptures of the garden Tickets for the same are available every year for visitors Awards and recognition EditTop 10 Public Gardens in the US by Coastal Living Magazine 8 American Public Gardens Association Award for Garden Excellence 2019 9 Gari Melchers Memorial Medal from the Artists Fellowship 2018 10 USAToday 10Best 9 in Best Botanical Garden category 2018 11 USAToday 10Best Nights of a Thousand Candles Top 10 in Best Botanical Garden Holiday Lights category 2018 12 See also EditList of botanical gardens and arboretums in the United States List of sculpture parksPhoto gallery Edit Fountain of the Muses by Carl Milles 1949 1955 Resident alligator named Cowboy at Lowcountry Zoo Rice mill trunk site in Lowcountry plantations area Athlete sculpture in garden by Rudulph Evans 1915 Forest Idyll by Albin Polasek 1924 References Edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service January 23 2007 gardens brookgreen org Brookgreen Gardens Archived from the original on June 28 2012 Retrieved June 12 2012 Salmon Robin R 2006 Brookgreen Gardens Charleston SC Arcadia ISBN 0738542946 THE SIXTEEN LARGEST AMERICAN SLAVEHOLDERS FROM 1860 SLAVE CENSUS SCHEDULES ancestry com Archived from the original on 2013 07 19 Retrieved 2013 11 05 Atalaya and Brookgreen Gardens National Historic Landmark summary listing National Park Service Retrieved 2008 02 15 Jill S Mesirow and Page Putnam Miller April 15 1992 National Historic Landmark Nomination Atalaya and Brookgreen Gardens PDF National Park Service Retrieved 2009 06 22 a href Template Cite journal html title Template Cite journal cite journal a Cite journal requires journal help and Accompanying 26 photos exterior and interior from 1992 2 63 MB Proske Beatrice Gilman Brookgreen Gardens Sculpture Volume II The Trustees Brookgreen Gardens 1955 Millburg Steve Top 10 public gardens Coastal Living Magazine Staff reports Brookgreen Gardens receives American Public Gardens Association s 2019 Award for Garden Excellence South Strand News Retrieved 2019 11 01 Artists Fellowship National Sculpture Society Retrieved 2019 11 01 Best Botanical Garden Winners 2018 10Best Readers Choice Travel Awards 10Best Retrieved 2019 11 01 Best Botanical Garden Holiday Lights Winners 2018 10Best Readers Choice Travel Awards 10Best Retrieved 2019 11 01 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brookgreen Gardens Official website Brookgreen In Infrared Beautiful Photos of Brookgreen Gardens The Lowcountry Sculptures Reflecting History Babette Bloch Studio Retrieved January 19 2008 Brookgreen Gardens Murrell s Inlet SC Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brookgreen Gardens amp oldid 1118703281, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
