Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art

Cheekwood
Cheekwood Mansion
Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art is located in Tennessee
Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art
Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art is located in the United States
Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art
Location1200 Forest Park Dr., Nashville, Tennessee
Coordinates36°5′12″N 86°52′26″W / 36.08667°N 86.87389°W / 36.08667; -86.87389
Area7 acres (2.8 ha)
Built1929
ArchitectBryant Fleming; et al.
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.00000993[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 23, 2000

Cheekwood is a 55-acre (22 ha) historic estate on the western edge of Nashville, Tennessee that houses the Cheekwood Estate & Gardens. Formerly the residence of Nashville's Cheek family, the 30,000-square-foot (2,800 m2) Georgian-style mansion was opened as a botanical garden and art museum in 1960.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.