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Historic Overview & Documentation


The prime consultant for the Reynolda Gardens project was The Jaeger Company (TJC); a landscape architectural and preservation planning firm in Gainesville, Georgia. Dale Jaeger, FASLA, AICP served as Principal-in-Charge; Chet Thomas, ASLA, served as Project Manager; and Emmeline Embry Morris, Graphic Designer, assisted with project drawings and report illustrations.

Walter Strand of Sutton-Kennerly and Associates was responsible for structural, mechanical, civil and electrical engineering aspects of the project. Tommy Hart Jones, Preservation Consultant, assessed the existing conditions of the garden shelters and assisted in the development of plans for these structures. Max Brady Surveying performed the topographic survey and Frank Welsh completed paint analysis on garden structures and light fixtures.

The project client was Wake Forest University, represented by John Anderson, Vice President for Finance and Administration; Bill Sides, Director of Facilities Management; and Bill Shotton, Construction Manager of Facilities Management. Reynolda Gardens staff managed the project, which included Preston Stockton, Director and Gardens Superintendent; Kim Tilley, Assistant Gardens Superintendent; Camilla Wilcox, Curator of Education; John Kiger, Buildings Superintendent; Tom Pratt, Greenhouse Manager; and Thomas Wilborn, Groundskeeper.

The construction work was completed by the following companies: Sides Contracting Company, site improvements; Tim Reynolds Construction Company, garden shelters; and Seager Waterproofing, retaining wall repair and reconstruction.

Reynolda House allowed extensive use of their archives in documenting the history of the garden. Representatives of Reynolda House include: Barbara B. Millhouse, President; Nicholas Bragg, Executive Director; Richard Murdoch, Archivist; and Sherold Hollingsworth, Landscape Consultant.

This case study was researched and co-authored by Dale Jaeger and Chet Thomas of TJC and Preston Stockton and Camilla Wilcox of Reynolda Gardens with assistance from Angie Dayton, Graphic Designer from TJC.

Charles A. Birnbaum, FASLA, Coordinator of the National Park Service Historic Landscape Initiative served as the general editor of this Current and also authored the annotated bibliography. Mark Oviatt, National Park Service Multi-media Coordinator designed the Current. Other reviewers included NPS colleagues Kay D. Weeks and Laurie Hempton. The NPS appreciates the assistance of the Cultural Landscape Foundation Board members who have also spent time reviewing this document.

This publication has been prepared pursuant to the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended, which directs the Secretary of the Interior to develop and make available information concerning historic properties. Technical Preservation Services (TPS), Heritage Preservation Services Division, National Park Service prepares standards, guidelines, and other educational materials on responsible historic preservation treatments to a broad public.

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