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Honoring Marie Selby
As it’s Mother’s Day this weekend, Marie Selby, the “Mother of Selby Gardens”, is honored in this week’s segment. Even before moving to Sarasota, she had been an accomplished pianist as well as one of the first women to travel cross country in an automobile. Find out more about this amazing person and why she was named a Great Floridian by the State.
Selby Gardens is featured weekly on ABC7 News at Noon. Tune in Thursdays to see more informative segments like this one.
The name of the Selby family is found throughout Sarasota, from libraries and art galleries to community gathering spots, including our own Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. The bayfront property owned by Marie and her late husband, Bill, was willed to the people of Sarasota in 1971 so others could enjoy the natural world amid the city bustle. On this Mother’s Day, we’d like to introduce you to the woman behind the Gardens – Marie Selby, the mother of Selby Gardens.
Marie was born in West Virginia in 1885, but her given name was not Marie – it was Maria
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Marie Selby
American philanthropist (1885–1971)
Marie Selby (August 9, 1885 – 1971) was an American philanthropist known for her support of various arts and cultural centers.[1] Most notably, the world-renowned Marie Selby Botanical Gardens[2] were named after her which was founded in 1973 when she bequeathed her former home and 15-acre property "for the enjoyment of the general public."[3]
Early life
Born Mariah Minshall in Wood County, West Virginia on August 9, 1885, her family moved to Marietta, Ohio where her father studied geology at Marietta College, focusing on oil drilling equipment and inventions for improvement in the industry.[3] The family took advantage of being close to the Ohio River, exploring the wilderness on camping and hiking trips.[3]
Selby attended a music seminary in Illinois as an accomplished pianist.[3]
Throughout the 1910s, the couple spent their winters in Sarasota, staying at the Belle Haven Inn, Chapline Cottages on Palm Avenue, and sometimes in a houseboat at the end of
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William G. and Marie Selby
Two Very Special Residents From Our Past
For a couple whose name is now well-known in Sarasota, William and Marie Selby sparked little press coverage during their early years in the city.
The high school sweethearts married in 1908 in Marietta, Ohio, and the following year William (Bill) brought his bride to Sarasota's Belle Haven Inn (where the Orange Blossom building stands today). He had visited the area earlier and used the hotel as headquarters for hunting and fishing trips into the wilds of Florida.
During the first year of their marriage, Bill and Marie paid close attention to the first transcontinental automobile race between Seattle and New York City. That sparked them to travel the same course themselves in a well-stocked touring car with spare parts and camping equipment. They made the trip in six days less than the car that won the race! Marie Selby became the first woman to cross the country by automobile.
Marie found the rural community and open spaces in Florida not unfamiliar, and joined Bill in his expeditions out from Sarasota
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