 | Board of Visitors minutes March 14, 1952 |  |
MARKER TO COMMEMORATE RESTORED GARDENS
Mrs. Smith stated that a change was desired in the original inscription to commemorate
the restoration of gardens at the University, because the Garden Club committee felt the wording
implied that the gardens had been designed by Thomas Jefferson, when actually he designed only
the walls which enclose the gardens. Mrs. Smith presented a revised inscription, which was approved
as follows:
These Garden Walls,
Originally designed and built by Thomas Jefferson as a part of his
architectural plan for the University of Virginia, were restored and
the enclosed gardens planted in 1952 by
The Garden Club of Virginia
The garden designs were by Alden Hopkins, Landscape Architect.
A resolution was adopted requesting a special committee composed of Mrs. Smith, the
President and the chairman of the School of Art of the University to select a site for the location
of the tablet on the garden walls.
Mrs. Smith reported that the formal dedication of the restored gardens would occur on
Thursday, April 24, and that a luncheon was being given in the Rotunda by Mrs. William R. Massie,
to which the Board was invited, following which the formal dedication would take place.
| Board of Visitors minutes March 14, 1952 | |