The Bellingrath Gardens and Home (65 acres) are gardens and a mansion located on the Isle aux Oies River in Theodore, Alabama. They are open daily for a substantial fee. Theodore is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located in Mobile County, Alabama. ...
The Gardens include a bridal garden, conservatory, great lawn, nature walk, Oriental garden, and a rose garden, as well as a gallery of Boehm porcelain, a chapel, Mermaid Pool, Mirror Lake, an observation tower, and a river pavilion where river cruises are provided.
The gardens' original 60 acres were purchased in 1917 as a fishing camp by Walter Bellingrath, President of Mobile's Coca Cola Bottling Plant. Mrs. Bellingrath began developing the gardens with architect George B. Rogers in 1927, and the home was completed in 1935. Mobile and Mobile Bay from space, June 1991 Mobile (pronounced mo-BEEL) is a city located in Mobile County, Alabama, United States. ... The wave shape (known as the dynamic ribbon device) present on all Coca-Cola cans throughout the world derives from the contour of the original Coca-Cola bottles. ...
The Home was the most modern of its kind in 1935, but Alabama Power had not brought electricity to this remote area of Mobile County and the Bellingrath’s depended on a large Delco generating plant for electricity until 1940.
The BellingrathHome opened to the public in January 1956 and remains one of the few homes featuring all of its original furnishings.
Bellingrath collected fine antiques, and her husband wanted that collection preserved for future generations to enjoy.
The house and gardens were owned by a millionaire Coca-Cola bottler named Walter Bellingrath, who was one of the first to introduce the six-pack carton of Coke and who was largely responsible for introducing Coca-Cola as a year-round drink.
Bellingrath also bought flowers and shrubs from neighbors in the area who were having hard times as a result of the Depression.
Garden admission for adults ranges from $9.00 to $25.00 for a tour of the gardens, home and a 45-minute river cruise aboard the M/V Southern Belle.
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