Gibraltar and Marion Coffin Gardens reflect classic American style and history

The gardens feature a variety of styles and influences, with a number of urns, fountains, and reflecting ponds throughout the three main tiers.

When Sharp died in 1968, the estate moved to his son, Hugh Rodney Sharp, Jr., who did not share his father's interest in horticulture, according to a 2012 Cultural Landscape Foundation article, and the gardens fell into disarray.