User:Krelnik/Clermont Lee

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
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.

Did work on several of the properties of the Juliette Gordon Low Historic District.

other stuff

Did the garden of the Green–Meldrim House and the Owens–Thomas House.

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

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

Notable works

 * Owens–Thomas House
 * Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace
 * Green–Meldrim House
 * Isaiah Davenport House
 * Fort Pulaski National Monument

Sources & Further Reading

 * (Updated May 8, 2017)