Bamboo Brook Outdoor Education Center Explained

Bamboo Brook Outdoor Education Center
Map:	USA New Jersey Morris County#New Jersey#USA
Location:	170 Longview Road Chester Township, New Jersey
Coordinates:	40.7314°N -74.7072°W
Operator:	Morris County Park Commission
Embedded:	Embed: yes Merchiston Farm Architecture: Colonial Revival Added: November 13, 1989 Refnum: 89001946 Designated Other1 Name: New Jersey Register of Historic Places Designated Other1 Abbr: NJRHP Designated Other1 Link: New Jersey Register of Historic Places Designated Other1 Date: September 5, 1989 Designated Other1 Number: 2104^[1] Designated Other1 Num Position: bottom Designated Other1 Color: ffc94b

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.^[2]

See also

• Willowwood Arboretum – adjoining park
• List of botanical gardens and arboretums in New Jersey
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Morris County, New Jersey

External links

• • Web site: Merchiston Farm: 1911–1959 . The Historical Marker Database.

Notes and References

1. Web site: New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Morris County . New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office . 3 . February 12, 2018 .
2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=89001946}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Merchiston Farm ]. National Park Service. May 11, 2018. With