User:Krelnik/Clermont Lee
Clermont Huger Lee | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 4, 1914 |
| Died | June 14, 2006 (aged 92) |
| Occupation | Landscape architect |
| Years active | 1940 - 1996 |
Clermont Huger Lee (March 4, 1914 – June 14, 2006) was a pioneering woman landscape architect from Georgia. She is known for her work restoring historic gardens, particularly in Savannah, Georgia. In 2017 she was named a Georgia Woman of Achievement.
Biography
[edit]First woman registered landscape architect in Georgia, helped set up board (along with Edith Henderson?
She was very involved in the restoration of the Squares of Savannah, Georgia.[1]
Did work on several of the properties of the Juliette Gordon Low Historic District.[2]
Did the garden of the Green–Meldrim House[citation needed] and the Owens–Thomas House.[2]
Her papers including 242 rolls of drawings are held at the Georgia Historical Society in Savannah.[5]
She died in 2006 and is buried in Bonaventure Cemetery in Savannah.
Notable works
[edit]- Owens–Thomas House[5]
- Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace[5]
- Green–Meldrim House[citation needed]
- Isaiah Davenport House[5]
- Fort Pulaski National Monument[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Dawers, Bill (August 16, 2011). "Gathering to honor landscape architects, Clermont Lee". Savannah Morning News. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- ^ a b Pinkas, Lilly; Joseph Pinkas (2000). Guide to the Gardens of Georgia. Sarasota, Fla: Pineapple Press. pp. 19–22. ISBN 9781561641987 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Obituary: Clermont Huger Lee II". Savannah Morning News. June 15, 2006. Retrieved May 9, 2017 – via Legacy.com.
- ^ Fishman, Jane (March 4, 2017). "Clermont a groundbreaker in landscape architecture". Savannah Morning News. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "Clermont Huger Lee architectural drawings and negatives". Georgia Historical Society. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
Sources & Further Reading
[edit]- Dolder, Ced (2005). "Clermont Lee (1914-2006)". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on May 9, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; May 10, 2017 suggested (help) (Updated May 8, 2017) - Dolder, Ced (Spring 2014). "Clermont Lee, (1914-2006) Pioneering Savannah Landscape Architect" (PDF). Magnolia - Publication of the Southern Garden History Society. XXVII (2). Retrieved May 9, 2017.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - Birnbaum, Charles A.; Stephanie S. Foell (2009). "Lee, Clermont "Monty" Huger (1914-2006)". Shaping the American Landscape: New Profiles from the Pioneers of American Landscape Design Project. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press. pp. 190–192. ISBN 9780813927893. OCLC 234257246.
External links
[edit]- Clermont Huger Lee architectural drawings and negatives at Georgia Historical Society
- Krelnik/Clermont Lee at Find a Grave