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Clermont Huger Lee
Clermont Huger Lee
Born	March 4, 1914; Savannah, Georgia
Died	June 14, 2006 (aged 92); Hilton Head Island
Occupation	Landscape architect
Years active	1940 - 1996

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Clermont Huger Lee (March 4, 1914 – June 14, 2006) was a pioneering woman landscape architect from Georgia. She is known for her work restoring historic gardens, particularly in Savannah, Georgia. In 2017 she was named a Georgia Woman of Achievement.

Biography edit

First woman registered landscape architect in Georgia, helped set up board (along with Edith Henderson?

She was very involved in the restoration of the Squares of Savannah, Georgia.^[1]

Did work on several of the properties of the Juliette Gordon Low Historic District.^[2]

other stuff^[3]^[4]

Did the garden of the Green–Meldrim House^{[citation needed]} and the Owens–Thomas House.^[2]

Her papers including 242 rolls of drawings are held at the Georgia Historical Society in Savannah.^[5]

She died in 2006 and is buried in Bonaventure Cemetery in Savannah.

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Notes edit

^ Dawers, Bill (August 16, 2011). "Gathering to honor landscape architects, Clermont Lee". Savannah Morning News. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
^ ^a ^b Pinkas, Lilly; Joseph Pinkas (2000). Guide to the Gardens of Georgia. Sarasota, Fla: Pineapple Press. pp. 19–22. ISBN 9781561641987 – via Google Books.
^ "Obituary: Clermont Huger Lee II". Savannah Morning News. June 15, 2006. Retrieved May 9, 2017 – via Legacy.com.
^ Fishman, Jane (March 4, 2017). "Clermont a groundbreaker in landscape architecture". Savannah Morning News. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Clermont Huger Lee architectural drawings and negatives". Georgia Historical Society. Retrieved August 12, 2018.

Sources & Further Reading edit

Dolder, Ced (2005). "Clermont Lee (1914-2006)". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on May 9, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2017. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; May 10, 2017 suggested (help) (Updated May 8, 2017)
Dolder, Ced (Spring 2014). "Clermont Lee, (1914-2006) Pioneering Savannah Landscape Architect" (PDF). Magnolia - Publication of the Southern Garden History Society. XXVII (2). Retrieved May 9, 2017.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
Birnbaum, Charles A.; Stephanie S. Foell (2009). "Lee, Clermont "Monty" Huger (1914-2006)". Shaping the American Landscape: New Profiles from the Pioneers of American Landscape Design Project. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press. pp. 190–192. ISBN 9780813927893. OCLC 234257246.

External links edit

[gathering-1] Dawers, Bill (August 16, 2011). "Gathering to honor landscape architects, Clermont Lee". Savannah Morning News. Retrieved May 9, 2017.

[pinkas-2] Pinkas, Lilly; Joseph Pinkas (2000). Guide to the Gardens of Georgia. Sarasota, Fla: Pineapple Press. pp. 19–22. ISBN 9781561641987 – via Google Books.

[obit-3] "Obituary: Clermont Huger Lee II". Savannah Morning News. June 15, 2006. Retrieved May 9, 2017 – via Legacy.com.

[fishman-4] Fishman, Jane (March 4, 2017). "Clermont a groundbreaker in landscape architecture". Savannah Morning News. Retrieved May 9, 2017.

[papers-5] "Clermont Huger Lee architectural drawings and negatives". Georgia Historical Society. Retrieved August 12, 2018.

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