Cheekwood | 3,318 followers on LinkedIn. Cheekwood is a 55-acre botanical garden & art museum located on the historic Cheek estate in Nashville, TN. | Cheekwood is a 55-acre botanical garden and art museum located on the historic Cheek estate. Originally built as the home of Leslie and Mabel Cheek in 1929, Cheekwood is one of the finest examples of an American Country Place Era estate. Since being converted into a museum of art and botanical garden in 1960, Cheekwood has presented world-class art exhibitions, spectacular gardens and an historic estate unlike anything else.