The Chamberlain garden designed in the Italianate style, was laid out by Joseph Chamberlain in 1896. Chamberlain, husband of Mary Endicott, was an influential British politician who visited his wife’s family in 1896 and 1898.
As originally designed, the gardens were bordered on the east by a barberry hedge, the north by rustic cedar post of climbing roses, the south by a rustic cedar pergola, and the west by the buckthorn of the old fashion garden.
In 1930, Herbert Browne designed a low brick wall for the east side, the brick columns for the north and west, and brought in ten marble columns from the Cushing estate in Belmont to form the Cushing pergola on the south side.
To continue with the tour, please stay on the paths and make your way to the Cushing Pergola. This is the large structure at the end of the garden, on the south side.
