The Four Seasons Garden, Oldfields, 4000 Michigan Road, Indianapolis, Marion County, IN

2013 HALS Challenge Entry: Documenting the Cultural Landscapes of Women
Significance: The Four Seasons Garden is a contemplative space designed in 1939 by landscape architect Anne Bruce Haldeman. The well-preserved garden celebrates spring, summer, fall, and winter through plantings, statuary, and a central fountain.
The garden is part of the 26-acre Oldfields estate that was constructed between 1909 and 1913, and is now located within the IMA grounds. The estate received National Historic Landmark designation in 2003 for its connection to the Landon and Lilly families and landscape architect Percival Gallagher of the nationally renowned Olmsted Brothers firm of Brookline, Massachusetts.
Survey number: HALS IN-7
Building/structure dates: ca. 1909- ca. 1913 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: ca. 2003 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: ca. 1939 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: ca. 2011 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: ca. 1920- ca. 1923 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 03001041