Plan your visit
- Recorded location
- 348 Ridgewood Ave., Charlotte
- Official information
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| Recorded address | 348 Ridgewood Ave., Charlotte |
|---|---|
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| National Register | ref 06000866, listed 2006-09-14 |
| Research depth | dossier, independently sourced |
Names and addresses in the source records
These records describe the same property. Addresses and names are retained as recorded; a designation record does not establish current visitor access.
- Elizabeth Lawrence House and Garden — 348 Ridgewood Ave. · source record
- Elizabeth Lawrence House Garden — 348 Ridgewood Ave, Charlotte, NC 28209 · source record
What we established, and from where
Elizabeth Lawrence built the house at 348 Ridgewood Avenue in 1948-1949 and lived there until October 1984.
independent National Park Service / NC SHPO · checked 2026-09-18
Elizabeth Lawrence departed from her neighbours' conventional lawns by laying out a gravel-covered entrance court in front of her house.
independent National Park Service / NC SHPO · checked 2026-09-18
As a gardener, writer and plantswoman, Elizabeth Lawrence brought a distinctive approach to planting that was unique in Charlotte.
independent National Park Service / NC SHPO · checked 2026-09-18
In her own writing, Elizabeth Lawrence explained that moving to Charlotte meant making one small garden serve for all seasons.
independent National Park Service / NC SHPO · checked 2026-09-18
Elizabeth Lawrence worked from 1949 to 1984 in her study, where she produced the manuscripts for three books published in her lifetime and two more published posthumously.
independent National Park Service / NC SHPO · checked 2026-09-18
The property met National Register Criteria B and C, holding national significance in the fields of literature and landscape architecture.
independent National Park Service / NC SHPO · checked 2026-09-18
As recorded in the 2006 nomination, the garden survives as the most intact and best-preserved example of the work of the first woman to graduate in landscape architecture from North Carolina State University.
independent National Park Service / NC SHPO · checked 2026-09-18
Elizabeth Lawrence drew on her Charlotte garden for her Charlotte Observer columns, published between 1957 and 1971, and for two books written during her years at the house.
independent National Park Service / NC SHPO · checked 2026-09-18
The first book-length biography of Elizabeth Lawrence, No One Gardens Alone by Emily Herring Wilson, was published in 2004 and issued in paperback in 2005.
independent National Park Service / NC SHPO · checked 2026-09-18
The Charlotte Observer introduced readers to the Ridgewood Avenue garden in 1957 when it launched a weekly garden column written by Elizabeth Lawrence.
independent National Park Service / NC SHPO · checked 2026-09-18
Wing Haven records Elizabeth Lawrence moving to Charlotte in 1948, developing a garden for horticultural research and writing, and the property's current management as a public horticultural and historic resource.
org-reported Wing Haven · checked 2026-10-03
The primary source
The National Register nomination is the fullest account of this property that exists, written by a researcher and reviewed by the State Historic Preservation Office. The nomination (National Park Service).
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