Walker Rock GardenMilton Walker (1905 - 1984)

Image courtesy of the photographer, Ted Degener

Circa 1990

Circa 1990

Image courtesy of the photographer, Ted Degener

Circa 1990

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Status

Non Extant

Address

5407 37th Avenue SW, Seattle, WA, 98136, United States

Built

1940s to 1980s

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About the Artist/Site

Begun in the 1940s with a set of wading pools. Eventually the garden would include mountains, a tower, palisades, arcades, pools and walks, all faced with mosaics, polished stones (thunder eggs, geodes, etc.) and glass set in cement. The Friends of the Walker Rock Garden led by Nancy Worden are currently attempting to preserve (as of 8/1988).

~SPACES Archives

Update, June 2021: The Walker Rock Garden was razed June 2021. Click here to learn more.

Materials

cement, glass, mosaics, stones, thunder eggs

SPACES Archives Holdings

5 folders: clippings, correspondence, pamphlets, images (postcards), files from 'Friends of Walker Rock Garden'

Related Documents

Letter to Friends of the Walker Rock Garden from Sandy Adams, 1/23/2007

Letter from Michael A. Atkins to Friends of the Walker Rock Garden, 11/26/1996

Fax from Robert Kaplan to Nancy Worden, 2/11/1997

Invoice from Robert Kaplan to Friends of the Walker Rock Garden, 1/15/1997

note about Florence Walker

phone conversation with Bob Kaplan, 12/2/1996

letter to City of Seattle-Finance Division from Nancy Worden/Friends of the Walker Rock Garden, 12/9/1996

Letter to Robert Kaplan from Nancy Worden

notice of rent paid, 8/12/1996

Letter to Florence, Clayton, and Sandy from Nancy Worden, 1/14/1997

Letter to Florence from Nancy Worden, 12/11/1996

Letter to Florence Walker from Robert Kaplan, 1/13/1997

list of Garden Improvements

list of expenses

list of income and expenses

list of expenses

Business License Tax, 1/10/1997

sample of Florence handwriting

brief bio of Milton Walker

postcard to Nancy from John Goodfellow

Letter to Nancy Worden from John Goodfellow

Letter to Friends of Walker Rock Garden from Fran Mackie, Edmonds Community College, 8/6/1995

card to Florence Walker from Robyn Shapier (?), The Garden Conservancy, 5/10/1995

Letter to Nancy Worden from Sandy Adams, 5/6/1995

Letter from Anne Kaufman, NPR, 10/1995

Letter to Nancy Worden from SPACES/Seymour Rosen, 6/25/1995

Guidelines

Budget for Front Lawn Replacement

Letter to Mona Knowles, Friends of the Walker Rock Garden from Virginia Wyman, Wyman Youth Trust, 10/4/1995

Letter to NPA Open Garden Host from Sue Moss, Open Garden Chair, 12/1995

Articles of Amendment

Bylaws, 6/20/1993

Press Release, 1994

pamphlet for Walker Rock Garden

letterhead for Friends of Walker Rock Garden

Letter to SPACES/Seymour Rosen from Ruby Smale, Friends of the Walker Rock Garden

Press Release

Certificate

notes about Rock Garden

postcard for Walker Rock Garden

contact info for Herb Paulson

Articles of Incorporation, 1/1987

Certificate of Incorporation and Amendments, 7/21/1988

The Walker Rock Garden Purchase Fund

flyer for Garden Concert

flyer for Jo Miller dance

Press Release, 1994

pamphlet for Walker Rock Garden

envelope for The Walker Rock Garden Purchase Fund

The Walker Rock Garden Purchase Fund

Letter to Ruby Smale from Myran Casad, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 3/17/1995

Letter to Ed Hume from Ruby Smale, 3/6/1995

flyer for Carnation Lily Lily Rose, 8/18/1996

Letter to Nancy from Karen Buener (?), 7/1/1996

Press Release, 1992

Press Release, 1991

info about Safeco Insurance coverage, 1995-96

Nonprofit Corporation annual report, 7/21/1988

Cetificate of Incorporation and Amendment, 7/21/1988

Articles of Incorporation, 7/21/1988

Lease for Walker Rock Garden, 2/7/1994

Letter from the IRS to The Friends of the Walker Rock Garden, 5/17/1994

IRS determination letter request, 2/17/1994

notes from Friends of the Rock Garden, 1989-1990

meeting notes with Seymour Rosen, 11/19/1990

various meeting notes, 1989-1990

winter projects

Timeline for Walker Rock Garden

"Goodbye, Walker Rock Garden. Another Treasure We Failed to Save," by Eric Scigliano, June 10, 2021

Map & Site Information

5407 37th Avenue SW
Seattle, WA, 98136 us
Latitude/Longitude: 47.5535425 / -122.3792069

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