Fort Worth Botanic Garden

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Fort Worth Botanic Garden
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Fort Worth Botanic Garden
Location3220 Botanic Garden Blvd., Fort Worth, Texas
Coordinates 32°44′24″N97°21′45″W / 32.74000°N 97.36250°W / 32.74000; -97.36250
Area120 acres (49 ha) [1]
Built1929;96 years ago (1929)
Architect Hare & Hare et al.
Architectural style Renaissance
Website fwbg.org
NRHP reference No. 08001400 [2]
Added to NRHPJanuary 29, 2009

The Fort Worth Botanic Garden is a botanical garden located in the cultural district of Fort Worth, Texas. Established in 1934, the garden is the oldest major botanic garden in Texas and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. [3]

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History and organization

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Postcard of the Vista at Fort Worth Botanic Garden, undated
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Postcard of the Lagoon and Rose Terraces at Fort Worth Botanic Garden, undated

The botanic garden started with development of the 37.5-acre Rock Springs Park in 1912 involving natural springs, streams and rock features. [3] [4] Completed in 1936, the Rock Spring Park was redeveloped in 2013 as the Tinsley Garden at Rock Springs, restoring the water features and re-planting with plants native to north Texas. [5]

Workers employed by the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and the Civil Works Administration built the oldest areas of the garden including the Rose Garden, which was dedicated in 1933. Together, the Rock Springs Park and the Rose Garden became the Fort Worth Botanic Garden in 1934. [3] [6]

The landscape architecture firm Hare & Hare of Kansas City, Missouri designed these gardens, the horticulture building, now called the Rock Springs Building, and the Horseshoe Garden, which was developed in the 1950s. [3] [7] The Cactus Garden also was part of the original design. Created in 1935, it was replaced by the Perennial Garden in 1983. [3]

Additional gardens have expanded the range of visitor experiences in nature, including the Fort Worth Japanese Garden, where a Japanese Festival is held in the spring and the fall. [6] [8] In 2011, the Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT) opened its new center next door to the botanic garden in the city's cultural district. [9] [10] In 2020, BRIT took over management of the botanic garden, although the city retains ownership. [11] [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "About Fort Worth Botanic Garden | BRIT - A Unique Botanical Experience". Fort Worth Botanic Garden | Botanical Research Institute of Texas. July 20, 2022. Archived from the original on December 2, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022. Located in the heart of the Fort Worth Cultural District and just minutes from downtown, our combined 120-acre campus offers stunning garden views, horticultural displays, exciting exhibits, gift shops, a café and more.
  2. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Kline, Susan Allen (December 19, 2008). “Fort Worth Botanic Garden.” National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form, Texas Historical Commission. https://atlas.thc.texas.gov/NR/pdfs/08001400/08001400.pdf Retrieved April 22, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Fort Worth Botanic Garden History – Fort Worth Garden Club" . Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Victor and Cleyone Tinsley Garden at Rock Springs". Fort Worth Botanic Garden. Archived from the original on September 5, 2022. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
  6. 1 2 Ferguson, Jackie (December 18, 2024). "Fort Worth Botanic Garden's 90th birthday". 360West. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
  7. ↑ Board of Park Commissioners, Fort Worth Park System (1935). Fort Worth Park System, 1935. University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  8. ↑ Samsel, Haley and Miranda Suarez (April 20, 2022). "Three decades in, Fort Worth's Japanese festivals blossom at botanic gardens". Fort Worth Report. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  9. ↑ Gibson Jr, Michael A (May 16, 2011). "Botanical Research Institute of Texas Grand Opening". NBC 5 DFW. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Cultural District". Arts Fort Worth. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  11. ↑ Suarez, Miranda (June 16, 2020). "Fort Worth Will Pass Off Botanic Garden Management To A Nonprofit". KERA News. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
  12. ↑ Samsel, Haley (July 5, 2022). "Two years after nonprofit takeover, Fort Worth Botanic Garden boasts higher visitor numbers and less city funding". Fort Worth Report. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
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