- Charles Gillette
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Charles Gillette (1886–1969) was a prominent landscape architect in the upper South that specialized in the creation of grounds supporting Colonial Revival architecture, particularly in Richmond, Virginia. He is most notably associated with creating the "Virginia Garden" and supervised the development of the grounds at the University of Richmond.
In Popular Culture
Author Tom Wolfe references Gillette as the commissioned landscaper of Dupont University in I Am Charlotte Simmons.
Categories:- American landscape architects
- People from Richmond, Virginia
- 1969 deaths
- 1886 births
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