History Buffs | Cheekwood Estate & Gardens
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Up to Two Hours

The options below will give you ample time in the Historic Mansion to learn about the Cheek family history.

Requires Gardens & Mansion Access

Martin Boxwood Gardens

The Martin Boxwood Gardens were designed in the late 1920s by Bryant Fleming, the architect who also designed the elegant mansion. The terraced gardens with extensive plantings of boxwood transport visitors to another time and place. These original Cheek gardens include a wooded stream, reflecting pool, fountains, and a stone grotto.

View from Wisteria Arbor

Not to be missed, the iconic Wisteria Arbor is celebrated for its breathtaking views of the Reflecting Pool and the surrounding Warner Parks. The terraced gardens with extensive plantings of boxwood transport you to another time and place.

Library Cheekwood Mansion

Move inside the Cheekwood Mansion Construction began in 1929 and the family moved in just before Thanksgiving of 1932. Get a glimpse of what their lives were like by viewing the Historic Period Rooms. Originally, the 36-room house (excluding service quarters) included eleven bedrooms, twelve bathrooms, and two elevators. While the bedrooms no longer exist, guests can tour the Drawing Room, Library, Loggia, and Dining Room, among other restored spaces.

Stable Block and Tack Room

Visit Stable Block and restored Tack Room in Frist Learning Center to see the horse stables, where Leslie Sr. and Huldah kept their prized horses, Platinum and Rosewood.

Full Day

The tour options below will give you ample time to learn about the Cheek family history and opportunities to experience the artistic beauty of Cheekwood.

Requires Gardens & Mansion Access

Martin Boxwood Gardens

The Martin Boxwood Gardens were designed in the late 1920s by Bryant Fleming, the architect who also designed the elegant mansion. The terraced gardens with extensive plantings of boxwood transport visitors to another time and place. These original Cheek gardens include a wooded stream, reflecting pool, fountains, and a stone grotto.

View from Wisteria Arbor

Not to be missed, the iconic Wisteria Arbor is celebrated for its breathtaking views of the Reflecting Pool and the surrounding Warner Parks. The terraced gardens with extensive plantings of boxwood transport you to another time and place.

Library Cheekwood Mansion

Move inside the Cheekwood Mansion Construction began in 1929 and the family moved in just before Thanksgiving of 1932. Get a glimpse of what their lives were like by viewing the Historic Period Rooms. Originally, the 36-room house (excluding service quarters) included eleven bedrooms, twelve bathrooms, and two elevators. While the bedrooms no longer exist, guests can tour the Drawing Room, Library, Loggia, and Dining Room, among other restored spaces.

Permanent Collection Gallery at Cheekwood

When the Cheek’s daughter Huldah and her husband donated Cheekwood in 1957, they were adamant the museum have gallery space to display art, including works from the recently defunct Nashville Museum of Art. Highlights on view in the Permanent Collection Galleries include William Edmondson sculptures, Andy Warhol and Jamie Wyeth’s portraits of each other, fine examples by American impressionists Childe Hassam and William Merritt Chase, and works by The Eight, an early twentieth-century artist collective in New York City.

Cafe 29

Time for lunch. Café 29 is in the former garage space in the Frist Learning Center and offers a casual, made-to-order menu. During your lunch break take a moment to learn about the Cheek family’s connection to Maxwell House Coffee.

Stable Block and Tack Room

Visit Stable Block and restored Tack Room in Frist Learning Center to see the horse stables, where Leslie Sr. and Huldah kept their prized horses, Platinum and Rosewood.

Bradford Robertson Color Garden

Start with the Bradford Robertson Color Garden. This garden reflects the universal love of color as a design element in flowers and foliage, and the displays change seasonally.

Blevins Japanese Garden 2021

Enjoy quiet contemplation in the Blevins Japanese Garden (Shōmu-en). Shōmu-en translates to “pine-mist forest.” This garden transcends cultures by connecting Eastern garden design with the native Tennessee landscape

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