Entrepreneur Joel Cheek, developed a superior blend of coffee which became known as Maxwell House Coffee. Leslie Cheek and his wife, Mabel, invested in their cousins venture. They bought 100 acres in west Nashville and hired a NY architect to create a 30,000 square foot Georgian-style mansion with formal gardens that became Cheekwood.
In 1943, several years after Leslie's death, Mabel deeded the property to their daughter and son-in-law. They then offered the site for a botanical garden and art museum to the city of Nashville.
Cheekwood Botanical Gardens includes several gardens, a learning center, a sculpture trail and an art museum.
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