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Bellingrath Gardens and Home is the 65-acre (26 ha) public garden and historic home of Walter and Bessie Bellingrath, located on the Fowl River near Mobile, Alabama, United States. Walter Bellingrath was one of the first Coca-Cola bottlers in the Southeast , and with his wealth built the estate garden and home.
Bellingrath Gardens and Home [6] 1932 65 acres (26 ha) Fee charged Bellingrath-Morse Foundation Theodore: Birmingham Botanical Gardens [7] 1963 67.5 acres (27.3 ha) Free City of Birmingham/ Friends of Birmingham Botanical Gardens Birmingham
Bellingrath was born Bessie Mae Morse in Mobile, Alabama in 1878. Her parents were Sewell and Alice Morse; she was one of nine children in the family. She studied the arts before becoming a stenographer at the Mobile Coca-Cola Company. She went on to marry Walter Duncan Bellingrath (1869–1965), the founder of Mobile's Coca-Cola bottling company.
Bellingrath Gardens and Home: September 14, 1977: Theodore vicinity 1927, 1935 NRHP 6 Blackwell House July 15, 2001: Semmes: c. 1951 7 Chunchula School June 27, 2007: Chunchula: c. 1909 8 Citronelle Depot February 20, 1986: Citronelle: 1902, 1917 9 Coden Post Office May 22, 2008: Coden: c. 1906 10 Creola Station December 19, 1991: Creola: 1905 ...
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Alabama that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design.
Theodore is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Mobile County, Alabama, United States. The population was 6,270 at the 2020 census. [1] It is a part of the Mobile metropolitan area. Prior to 1900 this area was known as "Clements", but it is now named for William Theodore Hieronymous, a sawmill operator and postmaster. [3]
Yao Gardens is a Japanese-style stroll garden Bellingrath Gardens and Home: Theodore: Alabama: Includes the Asian-American Garden with elements of Japanese and Chinese gardens [2] Birmingham Botanical Gardens: Birmingham: Alabama: Includes the 7.5 acre Japanese Gardens with a tea garden, the karesansui garden, hill and stream garden, small ...
Fowl River is a 14.4-mile-long (23.2 km) [1] brackish river in Mobile County, Alabama.It originates near the Mobile suburb of Theodore and then splits into the East Fowl River and the West Fowl River.