Cheekwood, once the private estate of the Leslie Cheek family, of the Maxwell House Coffee fortune, Cheekwood today includes the Botanical Garden, the Museum of Art, landscaped lawns and forested hills. The neo-Georgian mansion built in 1929, features architectural treasures from some of the great houses of Europe. The mansion, that now houses the Museum of Art, is surrounded by the Botanical Garden. Breathtaking designs feature perennials, an Herb Study Garden, Japanese Garden, grand vistas, and bubbling streams. New sites to open throughout 1998 include the new Frist Learning Center, Color Garden, renovated Water Garden, the Woodland Sculpture Trail and the Seasons Garden. The Museum of Art is currently under renovation and is scheduled to re-open in mid-1999.
