Cheekwood Botanical Gardens
A Nashville Tennessee Attraction
The history and origin of Cheekwood Botanical Gardens are intimately interwoven with the growth of Nashville, the Maxwell House coffee brand and the Cheeks, one of the city's early entrepreneurial families.
In 1943, Mabel Cheek deeded the house to her daughter, Huldah Cheek Sharp and her husband, Walter Sharp. The Sharps lived at Cheekwood until the 1950s when they offered it as a site for a botanical garden and art museum.
The development of the property was then spearheaded by the Exchange Club of Nashville, the Horticultural Society of Middle Tennessee and several other civic groups.
The Nashville Museum of Art donated its permanent collections and proceeds from the sale of its building to the effort. The new Cheekwood opened to the public in 1960.
It is open to the public Tuesday through Saturday from 9:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.
615-356-8000
www.cheekwood.org
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