Julia Lester Dillon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Julia Lester Dillon

Landscape architect and teacher

Date of Birth: 09-Mar-1871

Place of Birth: Warren County, Georgia, United States

Date of Death: 24-Mar-1959

Profession: teacher, architect, landscape architect

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Julia Lester Dillon (1871—1959) was a teacher from Georgia, who because of the death of her husband and her hearing loss, trained in landscape architecture.
She was one of the first women to write extensively about gardening in the south and ran a regularly featured column which appeared in several newspapers and magazines.
She designed spaces to enhance post offices for the U.S.
Department of the Treasury and created the Memorial Park in Sumter, South Carolina.
Based on her experience, she then served as Sumter Superintendent of Parks and Trees for twenty years.
Dillon remained in Sumter after retiring.
She continued writing until 1954, despite losing both her hearing and her sight.
Julia Lester Dillon died in Sumter on March 24, 1959.
She is buried in Magnolia Cemetery in Augusta Georgia.
She was inscribed upon the Georgia Women of Achievement roster in 2003.