New York Botanical Garden
The New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) is a botanical garden at Bronx Park in the Bronx, New York City. Established in 1891, it is located on a 250-acre (100 ha) site that contains a landscape with over one million living plants; the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, a greenhouse containing several habitats; and the LuEsther T. Mertz Library, which contains one of the world's largest collections of botany-related texts. As of 2016, over a million people visit the New York Botanical Garden annually.
Visitor Center in June 2012 | |
| Established | 1891 |
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| Location | The Bronx, New York City |
| Public transit access | Metro-North Railroad: Botanical Garden New York City Subway: Pelham Parkway New York City Bus: Bx12, Bx12 SBS, Bx19, Bx22, Bx26 |
| Website | www |
New York Botanical Garden | |
| Location | Southern and Bedford Park Boulevards Bronx, New York 10458 |
| Coordinates | 40°51′49″N 73°52′42″W |
| Area | 250 acres (100 ha) |
| Built | 1891 |
| Architect | Lord & Burnham Co. |
| Architectural style | Victorian era |
| NRHP reference No. | 67000009 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 28, 1967 |
| Designated NHL | May 28, 1967 |
NYBG is also a major educational institution, teaching visitors about plant science, ecology, and healthful eating through NYBG's interactive programming. Nearly 90,000 of the annual visitors are children from underserved neighboring communities. An additional 3,000 are teachers from New York City's public school system participating in professional development programs that train them to teach science courses at all grade levels. NYBG operates one of the world's largest plant research and conservation programs.
NYBG was established in 1891 and the first structures on the grounds opened at the end of that decade. Since 1967, the garden has been listed as a National Historic Landmark, and several buildings have been designated as official New York City landmarks.