Chandor Gardens
National Register of Historic Places

Chandor Gardens

Weatherford, Parker County, Texas
Listed
August 17, 2014
Type
District
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
14000498

About this property

Chandor Gardens is a historic 3.5 acres (1.4 hectares) garden established in Weatherford, Texas, US, by the British-born portrait painter Douglas Chandor (1897–1953) in 1936. Originally named White Shadows, it was renamed by his widow Ina Kuteman after his death in 1953, and kept open to the public until her death in 1978. The gardens were neglected until 1994, when Melody and Chuck Bradford bought them and spent a year cleaning and repairing the gardens and Chandor's house and studio, and…

Location

711 W. Lee St.
Weatherford, Parker County, Texas
32.75402, -97.80807

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 14000498. It was listed on August 17, 2014.

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Parker County Courthouse
Civil War
0.7 mi
Weatherford Downtown Historic District
Listed
0.8 mi

Nearby Battles

Fence Cutting Wars — Parker County Texas Violence 1883
1883Frontier
0.5 mi
Parker County — Comanche Raid (Spring 1872)
1872Indian Wars
2.4 mi
Comanche Raids on Parker County – Civil War Era
1864Indian Wars
4.7 mi

Questions about this property

When was Chandor Gardens listed on the National Register?

Chandor Gardens was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 17, 2014.

What type of historic resource is Chandor Gardens?

Chandor Gardens is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Chandor Gardens?

The period of significance for Chandor Gardens is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1897.

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