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St. Louis -- Missouri Botanical Garden

Smithsonian Gardens

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.
sova.aag.str_ref4555

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb69babfd34-aacc-41f5-8981-f8a416fdb386

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
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

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Collection Restrictions

Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
AAG.STR_ref4555
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb69babfd34-aacc-41f5-8981-f8a416fdb386
AAG.STR
AAG

Record ID

ebl-1530043209653-1530043209760-2

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