Oklahoma State University Formal Gardens bricks - Stillwater, OK
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Bricks lining the beautifully landscaped courtyard of the "Formal Gardens", just west of the Student Union at OSU. The wide brick-lined path contains thousands of bricks honoring former students, faculty/staff, and community supporters.
Waymark Code: WMAP3C
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 02/06/2011
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This large garden area is on the Oklahoma State University campus, on the east side of the Student Union. In the spring and summer months the garden is beautifully landscaped with colorful flowers. There are two time capsules on the west end, and paved paths that lead all throughout the garden area. The center garden pots have inscriptions about the bicentennial.
Text on sign at the northwest corner of the garden:
Formal Gardens
The Formal Gardens had their beginnings in 1947. Mr. Bryan thompson began remaking the area north of College Avenue (University) in conjunction with the plans for the new Student Union Building. Much of Mr. Thompson's initial work on the Formal Gardens was completed during the 1947 and 1948 school years.
The Formal Gardens were orginally located according to the plans for the new Student Union Building. When the building was moved north to avoid conflict with the Chemistry Building (now Paul Miller Journalism and Broadcasting), the result was that the Gardens were constructed off-center with the Union tower. The resulting asummetry has been corrected with this restoration.
The Gardens before you are the result of cooperative effort between the Student Government Association and Physical Plant Services in recapturing the essence of the dream. We are thankful to the many donors that have freely given to bring about this restoration.
Student Government Association
Physical Plant Services
October 31, 1998
Setting of your bricks:: University
Name of Display: Formal Gardens - OSU
Approximate number of bricks in display: 2,000
Name on One Brick: Ann Halligan OSU First Lady
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