Marsh Botanical Garden

The Marsh Botanical Garden is a botanical garden and arboretum located on the Yale University campus at 265 Mansfield Street in New Haven, Connecticut, United States.

Marsh Botanical Garden
Marsh Hall in 2006
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Location265 Mansfield Street
New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Coordinates41°19′21″N 72°55′32″W / 41.32250°N 72.92556°W / 41.32250; -72.92556
Established1899
FounderOthniel Charles Marsh
DesignerBeatrix Farrand
Owned byYale University
Managed byErika Edwards
Open9:00am-4:00pm, Monday through Friday
Websitemarshbotanicalgarden.yale.edu

History

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The Garden was established in 1899 when paleontologist Othniel Charles Marsh, an 1860 Yale College graduate, bequeathed his estate and plant collections to the university. The Garden was designed by landscape architect Beatrix Farrand during the 1920s and 1930s as part of her design for the Yale campus.[1]

Today, the Garden supports research and instruction, and is a public greenspace. Only remnants of Farrand's design remain, although restoration work has begun. The greenhouses contain collections of cacti, insectivores, and orchids.

Directors

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "History | Marsh Botanical Garden".
  2. ^ "Nelson named next director of Marsh Botanical Garden". archives.news.yale.edu. 2002-10-25.
  3. ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothy-nelson-63a9b21a [self-published source]
  4. ^ http://edwardslab.org/reprints/edwardsCVmay2018.pdf [bare URL PDF]
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