Finding Asian American History: Shogo Myaida (Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens)
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This Japanese-style garden is part of the eclectic landscape surrounding the former residence of Marjorie Merriweather Post. The garden, redesigned by Shogo Myaida (1897-1988) in the 1950s, is a hybrid landscape consisting of American and Japanese elements and plants.
This site is a part of the Finding Asian American History in Washington DC digital tour.
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Landscape Improvement Plan of Japanese Garden at Hillwood, Preliminary Planting Basic Arrangement of Obtainable Larger Plant Material by Shogo J. Myaida, 1957. Courtesy of Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens, Archives & Special Collections.
Landscape architect Shogo Myaida. Courtesy of the Collection of the Japanese American National Museum (Gift in Memory of Shogo Myaida).
Courtesy Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens, photographed by Erik Kvalsvik.
Image of Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens exterior. Photograph by Zachary Burt.
