Bamboo Brook Outdoor Education Center
Botanical garden and public park in Chester Township, New Jersey
40°43′53″N 74°42′26″W / 40.73139°N 74.70722°W / 40.73139; -74.70722
Merchiston Farm
Dogwoods in bloom in front of the Hutcheson House, home to Martha Brookes Hutcheson
William Lawrence Bottomley
Bamboo Brook Outdoor Education Center is a botanical garden and public park in Chester Township, New Jersey. The house and garden, listed using its historic name, Merchiston Farm, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 13, 1989 for its significance as the home of the American landscape architect Martha Brookes Hutcheson and her landscaping of the property.[3]
Gallery
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Hutcheson House and garden, sundial -
Reflecting Pool -
Flowering trees -
Vista from the Hutcheson House -
Entrance sign -
Merchiston Farm historical information -
The namesake Bamboo Brook
See also
New Jersey portal
- Willowwood Arboretum – adjoining park
- List of botanical gardens and arboretums in New Jersey
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Morris County, New Jersey
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Morris County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. February 12, 2018. p. 3.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Merchiston Farm". National Park Service. Retrieved May 11, 2018. With accompanying pictures
External links
- Official website
- "Merchiston Farm: 1911–1959". The Historical Marker Database.
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