Miller Garden

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Miller Garden is the celebrated modernist landscape surrounding the Miller House in Columbus, Indiana, designed by Dan Kiley and renowned for its geometric, minimalist composition.

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instanceOf historic landscape
landscape design
modernist garden
architecturalStyle Modernism
associatedArchitect Eero Saarinen
associatedInteriorDesigner Alexander Girard
associatedWith Miller House
client J. Irwin Miller
Xenia Simons Miller
conservationFocus preservation of modernist landscape design
country United States of America
surface form: United States
designApproach modernist abstraction of classical garden forms
designer Dan Kiley
designPeriod mid-20th century
designPrinciple clarity of spatial structure
close coordination with architecture
repetition of simple forms
strong axial organization
hasFeature allée of honey locust trees
allées
bosque of trees
formal pool
gridded plantings
hedge rooms
patios
pergola-like arbor structures
rectilinear lawn panels
terraces
hasMaterial deciduous trees
gravel
hedges
lawn
paving stone
heritageStatus National Historic Landmark
surface form: National Historic Landmark (as part of Miller House and Garden)
influenced later modern residential garden design
influencedBy European modernist gardens
classical French formal gardens
locatedIn Columbus, Indiana
managedBy Indianapolis Museum of Art
surface form: Newfields (Indianapolis Museum of Art)
notableFor geometric composition
integration of house and landscape
minimalist composition
openToPublic yes
partOf Miller House and Garden
significance landmark of modern landscape architecture
one of Dan Kiley’s most important residential gardens
tourType guided tours by reservation

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Miller House and Garden hasPart Miller Garden