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]
| Bamboo Brook Outdoor Education Center | |
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 Daffodils, bushes and trees in bloom by the Upper Water pool in 2018 | |
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| Location | 170 Longview Road Chester Township, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 40°43′53″N 74°42′26″W / 40.73139°N 74.70722°W |
| Operated by | Morris County Park Commission |
Merchiston Farm | |
 Dogwoods in bloom in front of the Hutcheson House, home to Martha Brookes Hutcheson | |
| Area | 100.9 acres (40.8 ha) |
| Built | 1912 |
| Architect | Martha Brookes Hutcheson William Lawrence Bottomley |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 89001946[1] |
| NJRHP No. | 2104[2] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 13, 1989 |
| Designated NJRHP | September 5, 1989 |
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
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References
edit- ^ "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
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- "Merchiston Farm: 1911–1959". The Historical Marker Database.