Bellingrath Gardens and Home

Bellingrath Gardens and Home
The Bellingrath Home
Bellingrath Gardens and Home is located in Alabama
Bellingrath Gardens and Home
Bellingrath Gardens and Home is located in the United States
Bellingrath Gardens and Home
Location12401 Bellingrath Gardens Road
Theodore, Alabama
Coordinates30°25′49″N 88°8′26″W / 30.43028°N 88.14056°W / 30.43028; -88.14056
Area65 acres (26 ha)[2]
Built1925-1949
Architectural style20th Century Revival
Websitebellingrath.org
NRHP reference No.82001609[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 19, 1982
Designated ARLHSeptember 14, 1977[3]

Bellingrath Gardens and Home is the 65-acre (26 ha) public garden and historic home of Walter and Bessie Bellingrath, located on the Fowl River near Mobile, Alabama, United States. Walter Bellingrath was one of the first Coca-Cola bottlers in the Southeast, and with his wealth built the estate garden and home. He and his wife, Bessie, lived in the home which has since been converted into a museum. The gardens opened to the public in 1932.[4] The site was listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on September 14, 1977, and on the National Register of Historic Places on October 19, 1982.[1][3]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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  3. ^ a b "Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage". Alabama Historical Commission. www.preserveala.org. Archived from the original on September 4, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2012.
  4. ^ "Bellingrath Gardens and Home hours, tickets and general information" (PDF). Bellingrath Gardens and Home. Wordpress. Retrieved June 10, 2015.