Corbit-Sharp House’s Colonial Revival Garden

When H. Rodney Sharp restored the Corbit-Sharp House in 1938, he established a Colonial Revival Garden in the rear with the assistance of well-known landscape architect, Marian Cruger Coffin, one of the first American women landscape architects and one of the first women to study architecture at MIT.

The layout includes all the hallmarks of a Colonial Revival Garden, including a formal, symmetrical design, straight brick walks, boxwood hedges, and a romantic structure, notably a delightful octagonal stone building.

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Corbit-Sharp House’s Colonial Revival Garden

The Grounds & Gardens

From the Collection

Signal device or lantern

Historic Odessa Foundation, The David Wilson Mansion, Inc.

1800-1860

chest of drawers in the guest bedroom at Christmas

Original Furnishings

Because the Corbit-Sharp house remained in the Corbit family until the mid-20th century, we know an exceptional amount about the home's history and furnishings. Many pieces on display are original to the house, including this chest of drawers in the guest bedroom.