ɪt wʌz ɡˈɑːɹdənɚ dʒˈoʊsəf kæɹˈɛɹoʊ, sˌuːpɚɹɪntˈɛndənt ʌvðə pɹˈɑːpɚɾi fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈaɪv tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv hˌuː slˈoʊli tɹænsfˈɔːɹmd ɪɾ ˌɪntʊ ɐ mjuːzˈiəm ʌv lˈɪvɪŋ skˈʌlptʃɚ.
It was Gardener Joseph Carreiro, superintendent of the property from 1905 to 1945 who slowly transformed it into a museum of living sculpture.