Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
FMH_2341-2342 |
Object Name |
Photograph, Digital |
Description |
Photograph taken by Henry Stuart (Henry James Stuart 1858-1946) on August 21, 1929 of the old "concrete garden" at his property, Tolstoy Park, in Montrose, Alabama. Stuart, known as the "Hermit" of Montrose and "Ye Olde Weaver" has planted strawberries and soybeans. Stuart had built more raised beds or "concrete gardens" which he sometimes refers to as the "new" concrete gardens in some other photos in this collection. This photograph is included in a scrapbook compiled by Stuart's family of pictures he sent to them during the years he lived in the Fairhope-Montrose area (1923-1944). Stuart usually included descriptions on the backs of the photos, as is in this case. His family donated the Stuart Scrapbook to the Fairhope Museum of History, along with three diaries and a small rug. Search these online archives for other photographs, the diaries and other information about Stuart. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives, Courtesy of the Fairhope Museum of History. |
Search Terms |
Fairhope Museum of History Collection Hermit House Hermit of Montrose Montrose, Alabama Round House Stuart Scrapbook Tolstoy Park Ye Olde Weaver Concrete Garden Gardens Fruit Strawberries Vegetables Soybeans |
People |
Stuart, Henry James Stuart, Henry |
Date |
1929/08/21 |
Collection |
Fairhope Single Tax Corporation |