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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.
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]
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.
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The area of the gardens is listed as 6.5 and 65 and then again as 900, may need review — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.31.131.53 21:31, 28 May 2022 (UTC) I just did a review. 6.5 acres was a typo, 65 acres is the area of the cultivated gardens, and 900 acres is the area of the whole property.
Mobile Botanical Gardens is a 501(c)3 non-profit, and funding is mainly through contributions, grants, plant sales, and membership dues. It is open year-round from dawn to dusk. Admission is $5 for adults, children 12 and under are free.