Origins of Formal Parterre Gardens/Gardens of the Antebellum South & Athens

Beside the Ware-Lyndon House, this marker traces the formal parterre garden from French and English origins to antebellum Athens, where wealthy households treated geometric front gardens as showpieces and points of rivalry.

Origins of Formal Parterre Gardens/Gardens of the Antebellum South & Athens is a historical marker in Athens, Athens-Clarke County. It is one of 105 historical markers documented in Athens-Clarke County, among 141 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 33.9642, -83.3764 near Athens. The nearest cataloged historic site is Ware-Lyndon House Garden Features (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The Parterre Gardens of Athens, Ware-Lyndon House Through the Years, and The Life and Times of Two Athens Families.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.