Morley Jeffers Williams

Morley Jeffers Williams (1886-1977) served as archaeologist and landscape architect for the Tryon Palace reconstruction. Before coming to New Bern, Williams had worked on several projects at Stratford Hall, Monticello, and Mount Vernon. For his work, he relied heavily on his background in engineering and horticulture, and the training he received at Harvard University in landscape architecture and city planning. As with many of his projects, he worked with his wife Nathalia Uhlman, a MIT-trained architect. Williams’ archaeological investigations revealed few details about Tryon Palace’s original gardens, which forced him to base his designs on information discovered at other historic sites and common 18th-century garden plans.

Collection ID: IC.2007.115