Last updated: June 5, 2024
Place
Garden Court
Olmsted Archives
Quick Facts
Location:
Louisville, KY
Significance:
Olmsted Designed Estate
MANAGED BY:
In 1906, John Charles Olmsted travelled to Louisville, Kentucky to visit Mrs. Caldwell and Misses Norton to discuss a planting plan for their estate, known as Garden Court. John Charles advised the women on the size of their stable, writing that "they ought not to cut down on the number of stalls, as this is a permanent investment while automobiling may be a temporary fad."
Automobiles did not end up being a fad, but thankfully Garden Court lies within the Alta Vista subdivision, which Olmsted Brothers designed with many tree-lined, curving roads. Olmsted Brothers would also work on Misses Norton’s property in Hendersonville, North Carolina.
Source: "Misses Norton," Olmsted Online
For more information and primary resources, please visit:
Olmsted Research Guide Online
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Automobiles did not end up being a fad, but thankfully Garden Court lies within the Alta Vista subdivision, which Olmsted Brothers designed with many tree-lined, curving roads. Olmsted Brothers would also work on Misses Norton’s property in Hendersonville, North Carolina.
Source: "Misses Norton," Olmsted Online
For more information and primary resources, please visit:
Olmsted Research Guide Online
Olmsted Archives on Flickr