Object Details
Landscape architect
Highberger, John F.
Former owner
Vineyard, Foster, d. 1964
Bowen, Margaret Campbell Vineyard Bowen, 1911-1989
Bowen, William Poston
Builder
Block Realty Company
Provenance
Little Rock Garden Club
Collection Creator
Garden Club of America
Collection Citation
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Scope and Contents
The folder includes worksheets, information about the Edgehill area, and other information about the house and garden.
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General
Located in the Edgehill area of Little Rock, the Bowen Garden was designed around 1948 by John F. Highberger, a Memphis landscape architect, to complement the Colonial Revival house on the site. It featured a springtime display of azaleas, dogwoods and other trees and shrubs within a wooded setting. Spacious lots in the development permitted vistas of neighboring gardens and properties. The property also included a small greenhouse.
Persons and firms associated with the garden include John F. Highberger (landscape architect, 1948); Foster Vineyard (former owner, 1940-1964): Margaret C. Vineyard Bowen (former owner, 1940-1989?); William Poston Bowen (former owner, 1964-?); and Block Realty Company (builders).
Place
Bowen Garden (Little Rock, Arkansas)
United States of America -- Arkansas -- Pulaski County -- Little Rock
Topic
Gardens -- Arkansas -- Little Rock
Landscape architect
Highberger, John F.
Former owner
Vineyard, Foster, d. 1964
Bowen, Margaret Campbell Vineyard Bowen, 1911-1989
Bowen, William Poston
Builder
Block Realty Company
Provenance
Little Rock Garden Club
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Sponsor
A project to describe images in this finding aid received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care Initiative, administered by the National Collections Program.
Custodial History
The Little Rock Garden Club facilitated the submission of this garden's documentation.
Archival Repository
Archives of American Gardens
Identifier
AAG.GCA, File AR017
Type
Archival materials
Collection Rights
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Collection Restrictions
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Record ID
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