Last updated: June 12, 2024
Place
W. C. Bradley Estate
Olmsted Archives
Quick Facts
Location:
Columbus, GA
Significance:
Olmsted Designed Estate
MANAGED BY:
Privately Owned
Located behind the Columbus Museum, the property was first owned by Brick Miller, a local lawyer who built a Mediterranean revival home on Wynn’s Hill in 1912 and hired William Marquis to create a personal garden along the hillside.
Thirteen years later, industrialist W.C. Bradley had acquired the home. Wanting a larger garden to entertain family and friends, Bradley reached out to the original landscape architect, Marquis. By 1925, Marquis had joined Olmsted Brothers, and he returned to Georgia to adapt and finish his design.
Bradley was very interested in the development of the garden, and frequently corresponded with Marquis, becoming heavily involved with the development. Together, their design exemplifies the more naturalistic gardens that were becoming popular in the 1920s, while also incorporating innovative technology into the surrounding landscape.
Of the thirteen residential properties the Olmsted firm worked on in Georgia, the Bradley garden is widely recognized as the most significant and substantial of their designs in the state.
Source: "Bradley Olmsted Garden," The Cultural Landscape Foundation
For more information and primary resources, please visit:
Olmsted Research Guide Online
Olmsted Archives on Flickr
Thirteen years later, industrialist W.C. Bradley had acquired the home. Wanting a larger garden to entertain family and friends, Bradley reached out to the original landscape architect, Marquis. By 1925, Marquis had joined Olmsted Brothers, and he returned to Georgia to adapt and finish his design.
Bradley was very interested in the development of the garden, and frequently corresponded with Marquis, becoming heavily involved with the development. Together, their design exemplifies the more naturalistic gardens that were becoming popular in the 1920s, while also incorporating innovative technology into the surrounding landscape.
Of the thirteen residential properties the Olmsted firm worked on in Georgia, the Bradley garden is widely recognized as the most significant and substantial of their designs in the state.
Source: "Bradley Olmsted Garden," The Cultural Landscape Foundation
For more information and primary resources, please visit:
Olmsted Research Guide Online
Olmsted Archives on Flickr