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Annette Hoyt Flanders
Annette Hoyt Flanders was an American landscape architect. Her work on residential gardens was primarily in the Eastern and Midwestern United States. She was recognized in '' House & Garden's'' Hall of Fame in 1930 and elected a Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects in 1942. Early life and education Annette Ladd Hoyt was born on September 16, 1887, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to parents Frank M. Hoyt, a prominent attorney, and Hettie Pamelia Hoyt. Her early education consisted of tutors and private schools until she attended Smith College, where she earned her B.A. in botany in 1914. She then attended the University of Illinois for her B.S. in landscape architecture, graduating in 1918. Hoyt also studied civil engineering and architecture at Marquette University. She married lawyer Roger Yale Flanders in 1913, becoming Annette Hoyt Flanders, and retained the name following their divorce in 1920. Career From 1918 to 1919, after graduating from university, Flanders ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forest Home Cemetery
Forest Home Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery and arboretum located in the Lincoln Village, City of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Lincoln Village neighborhood of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and is the final resting place of many of the city's famed beer barons, politicians and social elite. Both the cemetery and its Landmark Chapel are listed on the National Register of Historic Places and were declared a Milwaukee Landmark in 1973. The cemetery is run by a non-profit organization held in public trust. Profits from each sale are reinvested to insure continual care of the buildings and land. Its Victorian era, Victorian landscape contains over 100 species of trees, along with many ornate statues, crypts and monuments. History A committee appointed by members of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Milwaukee, St. Paul's Episcopal Church in 1847 established Forest Home Cemetery on what would later become Milwaukee's south side. When the land was selected it was located nearly two miles outside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |