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Botanical garden and public park in Chester Township, New Jersey

Bamboo Brook Outdoor Education Center
Daffodils, bushes and trees in bloom by the Upper Water pool in 2018
Bamboo Brook Outdoor Education Center is located in Morris County, New JerseyBamboo Brook Outdoor Education CenterShow map of Morris County, New JerseyBamboo Brook Outdoor Education Center is located in New JerseyBamboo Brook Outdoor Education CenterShow map of New JerseyBamboo Brook Outdoor Education Center is located in the United StatesBamboo Brook Outdoor Education CenterShow map of the United States
Location170 Longview Road
Chester Township, New Jersey
Coordinates40°43′53″N 74°42′26″W / 40.73139°N 74.70722°W / 40.73139; -74.70722
Operated byMorris County Park Commission
Merchiston Farm
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Dogwoods in bloom in front of the Hutcheson House, home to Martha Brookes Hutcheson
Area100.9 acres (40.8 ha)
Built1912 (1912)
ArchitectMartha Brookes Hutcheson
William Lawrence Bottomley
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.89001946
NJRHP No.2104
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 13, 1989
Designated NJRHPSeptember 5, 1989

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.

Gallery

  • Hutcheson House and garden, sundial Hutcheson House and garden, sundial
  • Reflecting Pool Reflecting Pool
  • Flowering trees Flowering trees
  • Vista from the Hutcheson House Vista from the Hutcheson House
  • Entrance sign Entrance sign
  • Merchiston Farm historical information Merchiston Farm historical information
  • The namesake Bamboo Brook The namesake Bamboo Brook

See also

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "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.
  3. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Merchiston Farm". National Park Service. Retrieved May 11, 2018. With accompanying pictures

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