Sites tagged "Landscape": 2
Sites
Finding Asian American History: Shogo Myaida (Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens)
This Japanese-style garden is part of the eclectic landscape surrounding the former residence of Marjorie Merriweather Post. The garden, redesigned by Shogo Myaida (1897-1988) in the 1950s, is a hybrid landscape consisting of American and Japanese…
Rock Creek Church Yard and Cemetery
With graves dating back to the early 1770s, and pre-revolution burials, the Rock Creek Church Yard is a unique landscape in the District. With a variety of headstones, inscriptions, and decorative grave markers, the cemetery tells the stories of the…