What started as the private home and sprawling dream garden for Ben and Mary Fitzpatrick has morphed into a picturesque, serene public space over 90 years in the making.

The Fitzpatricks constructed the 22-acre Jasmine Hill Gardens and Outdoor Museum in 1929 and started incorporating Greek style when Ben Fitzpatrick became interested in Greek architecture during college. The couple then visited the country in the 1930s and embraced its culture within their home and garden décor, according to Jim Inscoe, Jasmine Hill Foundation board president.