“Devoted woman, mother, wife,
Above censure, or rebuke,
The world is better for the life
Of Artelia Roney Duke.”
Lambert
Architecture / Interiors
Duke University
THE STORY OF THE RONEY FOUNTAIN AT SARAH P. DUKE GARDENS, DUKE UNIVERSITY
HONORING THE LEGACY OF ARTELIA RONEY DUKE, BARBARA ANNE RONEY, THE RONEY FAMILY,
THE TROLLINGER FAMILY AND THE WASHINGTON JAMES DUKE FAMILY OF DUKE UNIVERSITY.
Dr. J.W. Wellons
Dedication of Artelia Roney Duke Science Building
Elon College 1927
Fountain
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The story of
The fountain fell into disrepair over the decades and was overshadowed by massive magnolia trees. Duke Gardens, meanwhile, was seeking a fountain. An early master plan for the Rose Garden had called for one, but it had never been built.
A bequest from the late Dr. J. Robert Teabeaut II (T' 45, M.D. '47) in honor of Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans funded the fountain's restoration. Semans is the granddaughter of Duke co-founder Benjamin N. Duke and Sarah P. Duke, the Gardens' namesake. The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation provided additional funding for the project.
Sarah P. Duke Gardens
Artelia Roney Duke
Mother of James B. Duke, Benjamin N. Duke, Mary Elizabeth Duke, Brodie Lawrence Duke and Sidney Taylor Duke, Wife of Washington Duke, Sister of Anne Roney, Daughter of John and Mary Trollinger Roney of Alamance County,
North Carolina
James B. Duke, Benjamin N. Duke
Duke University, Duke Endowment, American Tobacco Company, Duke Power Company
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