He replaced its formal garden design with curving roadways and waterways that reflected its natural setting.

He also designed the north entrance gate, which was built with Works Progress Administration funds in 1937.

An English cottage-style building was built in 1929 as a rest house/chapel.

It features a brick exterior with stucco trim, and half-timbering in the gable end.

Its exposed rafter ends are elements of the American Craftsman style.