Bamboo Brook Outdoor Education Center

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
Daffodils, bushes and trees in bloom by the Upper Water pool in 2018
Location170 Longview Road
Chester Township, New Jersey
Coordinates40°43′53″N 74°42′26″W
Operated byMorris County Park Commission
Merchiston Farm
Dogwoods in bloom in front of the Hutcheson House, home to Martha Brookes Hutcheson
Area100.9 acres (40.8 ha)
Built1912 (1912)
ArchitectMartha Brookes Hutcheson
William Lawrence Bottomley
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.89001946[1]
NJRHP No.2104[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 13, 1989
Designated NJRHPSeptember 5, 1989
  • 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

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "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.
  3. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Merchiston Farm". National Park Service. Retrieved May 11, 2018. With accompanying pictures
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