Object Details
Owner
Shaw, Henry
Missouri Botanical Garden
Architect
Barnett, George L.
Landscape architect
Kawani, Koichi
Horticulturist
Raven, Peter (Horticulturist)
Gates, David M. (Horticulturist)
Collection Citation
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Historic Gardens Stereograph Collection.
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General
Henry Shaw was in business at 17, retired at 40 a very wealthy man. He built a country house, Tower Grove in 1849. In 1853, Henry Shaw decided to create a botanical garden at Tower Grove that would be given to the citizens of St. Louis. In 1858 the main part of the 79 acre garden plans had been completed. In 1881 and 1882, the Linnaean House, designed simular to a European orangery, was completed and housed displays of camellias.
Place
United States of America -- Missouri -- St. Louis County -- Saint Louis
Missouri Botanical Garden (St. Louis, Missouri)
Topic
Gardens -- Missouri -- St. Louis
Owner
Shaw, Henry
Missouri Botanical Garden
Architect
Barnett, George L.
Landscape architect
Kawani, Koichi
Horticulturist
Raven, Peter (Horticulturist)
Gates, David M. (Horticulturist)
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Historic gardens Stereograph collection / Gardens and Landscapes / United States / Missouri
Archival Repository
Archives of American Gardens
Identifier
AAG.STR, File MO017
Type
Archival materials
Collection Rights
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Collection Restrictions
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Record ID
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