The Council of Independent Colleges: Historic Campus Architecture Project

Formal Garden

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Formal Garden (geometric garden), Georgian Court University

Institution Name: Georgian Court University
Original/Historic Place Name: Formal Garden
Location on Campus: north of Mansion
Date(s) of Construction:

1898-1899

original construction Price, Bruce

Designer: Bruce Price
Type of Place: Landscape site
Style: (Glossary)
Significance: landscape
Narrative: see below
References: see below

Function:

1899-present (2006)

gardens (planned)

Narrative:
The flower beds are placed with mathematical precision and are bordered with boxwood and mazelike paths. They hold lovely annuals and perennials. In the center of the Formal Garden a group of three playful bronze satyrs supports a bronze and marble sundial. Marble benches sit along the paths and decorative floral urns frame the edges.

References:

Geis, M. Christina. Georgian Court. National Register of Historic Places designation report. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of the Interior/National Park Service, 1978.

Geis, M. Christina. Georgian Court: An Estate of the Guilded Age. Philadelphia: Philadelphia Art Alliance Press, 1983.

H2L2, LLP. Campus Master Plan [Georgian Court University]. [Philadelphia: H2L2], April 2003.