Bryant Fleming (July 19, 1877 – September 19, 1946) was an American architect and landscape architect.

Early life

Fleming was born on July 19, 1877 in

Buffalo, New York Buffalo is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of New York (behind only New York City) and the seat of Erie County. It is at the eastern end of Lake Erie, at the head of the Niagara River, and is across the Canadian border from South ...

. He graduated from

Cornell University Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to teach an ...

in 1901, where he studied horticulture, architecture, architectural history, and art.

Career

Fleming became the first lecturer and instructor in landscape art in the Department of Landscape Art in the College of Agriculture at

in 1904, the third such program in the United States after Harvard (1900) and the University of Massachusetts (1902). He served as head of the department from 1906 to 1915 and in 1925 was appointed as University Landscape Advisor to Cornell.Bryant Fleming , The Cultural Landscape Foundation
Fleming established a private practice named Townsend and Fleming (1904–1915). He helped guide the development of parks in New York State, including

Letchworth State Park Letchworth State Park is a List of New York state parks, New York State Park located in Livingston County, New York, Livingston County and Wyoming County, New York, Wyoming County in the western part of the New York (state), State of New York. T ...

and the restoration of Watkins Glen State Park,

Fair Haven Beach State Park Fair Haven Beach State Park is a state park on the southeastern shore of Lake Ontario in upstate New York. It is located on the east side of Little Sodus Bay in the town of Sterling in Cayuga County, northeast of the village of Fair Haven. Th ...

Fillmore Glen State Park Fillmore Glen State Park is a state park located in the Finger Lakes region of New York adjacent to the Village of Moravia in Cayuga County. Park description The primary attractions of the park are the hiking trails with views of a stream and ...

, Robert H. Treman State Park,

Taughannock Falls State Park Taughannock Falls State Park () is a state park located in the town of Ulysses in Tompkins County, New York in the United States. The park is northwest of Ithaca near Trumansburg. The park's namesake, Taughannock Falls, is a plunge waterfall ...

Cedar Point State Park Cedar Point State Park is a state park located on Cedar Point in the Town of Cape Vincent in Jefferson County, New York. The park is located on Route 12E on the St. Lawrence River. The park was established in 1898 as part of the St. Lawrenc ...

Kring Point State Park Kring Point State Park is a state park located on the St. Lawrence River in the Town of Alexandria in Jefferson County, New York. The park is north of Alexandria Bay near the St. Lawrence County line and is connected to NY 12 by Kring Point ...

, and

Waterson Point State Park Waterson Point State Park is a state park located on Wellesley Island in the St. Lawrence River in the Town of Orleans in Jefferson County, New York. It is near Wellesley Island State Park. The park was established in 1898 as part of the St ...

. In addition, he served with

Warren H. Manning Warren Henry Manning (November 7, 1860–February 5, 1938) was an American landscape designer and promoter of the informal and naturalistic "wild garden" approach to garden design. In his designs, Manning emphasized pre-existing flora through a ...

(1860–1938) and others on a comprehensive campus plan for Cornell. For 30 years Fleming and his associates had an extensive residential design practice all over the country, including estates in

Belle Meade, Tennessee Belle Meade is a city in Davidson County, Tennessee. Its total land area is , and its population was 2,912 at the time of the 2010 census. Belle Meade operates independently as a city, complete with its own regulations, a city hall, and police f ...

, and the design of

Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Museum of Art Cheekwood is a historic estate on the western edge of Nashville, Tennessee that houses the Cheekwood Estate & Gardens. Formerly the residence of Nashville's Cheek family, the Georgian-style mansion was opened as a botanical garden and art muse ...

, a estate where Fleming guided the design of the landscape, architecture, and interiors.

Death

Fleming died on September 19, 1946.

Selected works

* 1920s:

Nashville, Tennessee Nashville is the capital city of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat, seat of Davidson County, Tennessee, Davidson County. With a population of 689,447 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, Nashville is the List of muni ...

, listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 2000. * 1920s:

Paine Art Center and Gardens The Paine Art Center and Gardens is a preserved historic estate with a mansion and gardens located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. It includes public art galleries and botanic gardens on , and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Hist ...

Oshkosh, Wisconsin Oshkosh is a city in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, of which it is the county seat. The city had a population of 66,816 in 2020, making it the ninth-largest city in Wisconsin. It is also adjacent to the Town of Oshkosh. History Oshkosh was ...

, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. * 1920s: Bryant Fleming House,

Wyoming, New York Wyoming is a village in Wyoming County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the village has a total population of 434. The Village of Wyoming lies within the Town of Middlebury by the eastern town line. Wyoming is located on New Yor ...

, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

References

1877 births 1946 deaths Architects from Buffalo, New York American landscape architects Cornell University alumni Cornell University faculty {{US-architect-stub