Formal Southern Landscapes - Madison, GA
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Markerman62
N 33° 35.585 W 083° 28.366
17S E 270534 N 3719780
Located on Academy Street at Porter Street, Madison
Waymark Code: WM13KB6
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 12/30/2020
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Like Madison's high-style architecture, its formal landscapes were Southern translations of both prevalent trends and earlier traditions. Boxwood gardens were an antebellum landscape feature gracing many Madison homes. Parterres were a garden form developed in Renaissance France and originally inspired by lace brocade patterns. These and other Madison gardens found form in plantings of English boxwood.
Landscape architecture often echoed the architectural spirit of the residents. ‘Boxwood’ c. 1850, having two different building fronts, matched garden and porch characteristics: rigidly straight-lined for the Doric order portico and curvilinear for the Italianate porch. Such eclectic design of both home and garden reflected the influence of an English aesthetic, as England was the 19th century economic, political and cultural leader, and its tastes were imitated all over the Victorian world. Thus, the 19th century parterre craze experienced in English gardens found its way into the antebellum landscape of this and other Madison homes.
Type of Marker: Other
Date: 2011
Sponsor: City of Madison, Madison Bicentennial Commission 1809-2009
Marker #: Not listed
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