Glenwood Cemetery: Joanne Seale Wilson, Suzanne Turner & Paul Hester
Apr 8 2010 6:00 pm
Apr 8 2010 8:00 pm
Photo by Paul Hester
Glenwood Cemetery has long offered a serene and pastoral final resting
place for many of Houston's civic leaders and historic figures. In Houston's Silent Garden,
Suzanne Turner and Joanne Seale Wilson reveal the story of this
beautifully wooded and landscaped preserve's development—a story that
is also very much entwined with the history of Houston.
In 1871,
recovering from Reconstruction, a group of progressive citizens noticed
that Houston needed a new cemetery at the edge of the central city.
Embracing the picturesque aesthetic that had swept through the Eastern
Seaboard, the founders of Glenwood selected land along Buffalo Bayou
and developed Glenwood. Since then, the cemetery's monuments have
memorialized the lives of many of the city's most interesting residents
(Allen, Baker, Brown, Clayton, Cooley, Cullinan, Farish, Hermann,
Hobby, House, Hughes, Jones, Law, Rice, Staub, Sterling, Weiss, and
Wortham, among many others). The monuments also showcase the artistry
and craftsmanship of some of the region's finest sculptors and artisans.
Accompanied
by the breathtaking photography of Paul Hester, this book chronicles
the cemetery's origins from its inception in 1871 to the present day. Through
the story of Glenwood, readers will appreciate some of the natural
features that shaped Houston's evolution and will also begin to
understand the forces of urbanization that positioned Houston to become
the vital community it is today. Houston's Silent Garden is a must-read for those interested in Houston civic and regional history, architecture, and urban planning.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Suzanne Turner is professor emeritus of the School of Landscape Architecture at Louisiana State University and principal of Suzanne Turner Associates. She resides in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Joanne Seale Wilson of Houston is the author of several publications in horticulture and landscaping, including a biography of historic landscape architect Rose Ishbel Greely. Paul Hester teaches in the Department of Visual and Dramatic Arts at Rice University. His photographs have appeared in many books, magazines, and exhibitions.
Location:
- Street:
- Brazos Bookstore
- Additional:
- 2421 Bissonnet St
- City:
- Houston ,
- Province:
- Texas
- Postal Code:
- 77005-1451
- Country:
- United States
