Trees and plants near Hinkle Fieldhouse
| Description: |
The trees in Holcomb Gardens almost block the view of Hinkle Fieldhouse from Holcomb Gardens. When Butler University moved to its current Fairview campus in 1928, the Department of Botany established the Botanical Gardens in the northwest corner of campus. The gardens included a variety of plants from around the world. Approximately two decades later, some reports claimed the gardens had become ill kept and disorderly. Around the same time, there was an effort to beautify the campus as the University looked toward 1955, its centennial year. An avid gardener, J. I. Holcomb, who had been serving on the Universitys board of directors and its buildings and grounds committee since 1936, felt the roughly 15 acres of gardens had more potential and they should be laid out in an orderly, formal fashion. Although Willard N. Clute, director of the gardens and botany instructor, wanted to preserve this area of campus as a wilderness, Holcombs wishes prevailed. Working with Arthur F. Lindberg, the Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, Holcomb developed the formal gardens, repeatedly gifting money and plants for the project. Holcomb reported on the progress during the October 12, 1949, board of directors meeting. He invited members especially to drive down to 52nd Street to see the rear of the Field House and Stadium, since in his opinion the greatest transformation and change around the campus had been effected there. |
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| Source: |
http://palni.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/BldgsGrnds/id/2219 |
| Collection: |
Butler University Buildings and Grounds Collection |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/ |
| Copyright: |
In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted |
| Geography: |
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 39.844871, -86.169385 39.844871 -86.169385 |
| Subjects: |
Trees Shrubs Plants Butler University--Buildings College buildings Butler University--History Indianapolis (Ind.)--History Hinkle Fieldhouse Butler Fieldhouse Holcomb Gardens James Irving Holcomb Botanical Gardens Bushes Fairview campus |
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