Reynolda Gardens-Wake Forest

Reynolda Gardens of Wake Forest University can be found at Reynolda Vlg 100. The following is offered: B2B Contractors. The entry is present with us since Sep 9, 2010 and was last updated on Nov 14, 2013. In Winston Salem there are 151 other B2B Contractors. An overview can be found here.

Established as a part of a huge country estate of the tobacco magnate R. J Reynolds, Reynolda Garden is located close to the Wake Forest University. Designed by Thomas Sears over a land of 4 acres (1.62 hectares), the formal garden and greenhouses form only a small part of what is 129 acres (52.20 hectares) of woodlands. Now a part of the Wake Forest University, the garden is open all year...

The 129 acres known as Reynolda Gardens were part of the 1,067-acre estate developed by Richard Joshua Reynolds and Katharine Smith Reynolds in the early twentieth century. 125 acres of woodlands, fields, and a four-acre formal garden with greenhouse range have been preserved. Today Reynolda Gardens is a center for learning and quiet recreation within the city of Winston-Salem, N.C.

During the Country House Era (1890 1940), many American industrialists created extensive estates where they and their families could enjoy clean air, healthy food, and active leisure pursuits. The Reynolda estate, which was developed and remained under resident ownership between 1906 and 1924, was one of few such estates in the South. It is further distinguished by the fact that it was guided...