Hartman History
The Hartman Rock Garden, the Depression-era handiwork of H.G. “Ben” Hartman located at 1905 Russell Avenue in Springfield, was fully restored from 2008- 2009 by The Kohler Foundation. A group representing the Springfield Foundation and the Turner Foundation accepted the deed to the home and surrounding property December 8, 2009 under the name “Friends of the Hartman Rock Garden.”
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Help Preserve History
Perpetual care of the rock garden – which includes more than 250,000 individual stones that combine a mixture of history, religion, and depression-era pop culture – is necessary for its continuation.
An Agency Endowment fund has been set up at the Springfield Foundation, and tax-deductible donations to the “Friends of the Hartman Rock Garden” may be made on our general donation page or sent to:
The Springfield Foundation
c/o Friends of the Hartman Rock Garden
333 North Limestone St., Suite 201
Springfield, OH 45503-4250
If you would like additional information about the Hartman Rock Garden you may find the following sources of interest:
- Hartman Rock Garden on Facebook
- Hartman Rock Garden Blog
- Springfield News-Sun (search for Hartman Rock Garden for a number of stories)