Record #:

4285

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

The Minnette C. Duffy Award is the state's highest award for the preservation, restoration, or maintenance of grounds related to historic structures. Helen Blake Watkins received the 1992 award for thirty-five years devoted to Hillsborough's historic landscaping. Her restored 1806 home, Chatwood, features gardens with over 400 varieties of old-fashioned roses.

Source:

North Carolina Preservation (NoCar Oversize E 151 N6x), Vol. Issue 87, Fall 1992, p2, il

Subject(s):

Watkins, Helen Blake, d. 1992