Bamboo Brook Outdoor Education Center

Bamboo Brook Outdoor Education Center
Daffodils, bushes and trees in bloom by the Upper Water pool
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Location	170 Longview Road Chester Township, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°43′53″N74°42′26″W / 40.73139°N 74.70722°W / 40.73139; -74.70722
Operated by	Morris County Park Commission
Merchiston Farm
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Dogwoods in bloom in front of the Hutcheson House, home to Martha Brookes Hutcheson
Area	101 acres (41 ha)
Built	1912 (1912)
Architect	Martha Brookes Hutcheson William Lawrence Bottomley
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.	89001946 [1]
NJRHP No.	2104 [2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	November 13, 1989
Designated NJRHP	September 5, 1989

Bamboo Brook Outdoor Education Center is a botanical garden and public park located at 170 Longview Road in Chester Township of Morris County, 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. The site includes six contributing buildings and six contributing structures. ^{[1] [3]}

History and description

In the late 18th century, the property was owned by Frederick Hunnel. The original farmhouse was a simple two-story house. It was expanded in 1848. The property was sold to William and Martha Brookes Hutcheson in 1912. Mrs. Hutcheson designed an expansion of the house featuring Colonial Revival style. It was later expanded by the architect William Lawrence Bottomley in 1927. Hutcheson lived here until her death in 1959. ^[3] The property became part of the Morris County Park Commission in 1972. ^[4]

Gallery

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  Hutcheson House and garden, sundial
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  Reflecting Pool
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  Flowering trees
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  Vista from the Hutcheson House
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  Entrance sign
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  Merchiston Farm historical information
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  The namesake Bamboo Brook

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

References

1. "National Register Information System – (#89001946)". 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. December 20, 2024. p. 4. listed as Merchiston Farm (Bamboo Brook)
3. Strathearn, Nancy (February 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Merchiston Farm". National Park Service. With accompanying 24 photos
4. "Bamboo Brook Outdoor Education Center". Morris County Park Commission.

External links

• Official website
• "Merchiston Farm: 1911–1959". The Historical Marker Database.