Rose Garden Center (Tyler, Texas)

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Tyler Municipal Rose Garden
Tyler Rose Garden Center
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Location420 Rose Park Drive,
Tyler, Smith County, Texas, U.S.
Coordinates 32°20′43″N95°19′17″W / 32.345393°N 95.321371°W / 32.345393; -95.321371
Area14 acres (5.7 ha)
NRHP reference No. 100003539 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 22, 2019

The Rose Garden Center, or the Tyler Municipal Rose Garden, is a historic, municipal garden of roses in Tyler, Texas. [2] It is the largest collection of roses in the United States. [3] It is one of the largest tourist attractions in Tyler, it is the location of the Tyler Rose Museum, and is part of the annual Texas Rose Festival. [4] [5] [6]

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The Rose Garden Center is listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 22, 2019, for its role in regional and state tourism. [5]

History

Rose Garden Center (March 2009) in Tyler, Texas Tyler Rose Garden.jpg
Rose Garden Center (March 2009) in Tyler, Texas

The Rose Garden Center was a 1938 Works Progress Administration (WPA) park project, and was mostly completed in 1941; but due to World War II, the center did not open to the public until 1952. [5] In 1956, the lawn at the Rose Garden Center started hosting the Queen's Tea event, a part of the annual Texas Rose Festival. [4] In 1992, they rebuilt the associated building and expanded its size, in order to home the Tyler Rose Museum. [4]

It is a 14-acre (5.7 ha) rose garden with more than 38,000 bushes and at least 500 varieties, including 50 types of heritage roses. [6] It is the largest public collection of roses in the United States. [3] It is also an All-America Rose Selections (AARS) test garden. [2]

It is one of the largest tourist attractions in Tyler, it is the location of the Tyler Rose Museum, and is part of the annual Texas Rose Festival in October. [5] [6] [4] In 2022, the center added QR codes near the plants in order to facilitate the identification of rose varieties. [3]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Elvin, McDonald. Texas Public Gardens. Pelican Publishing. p. 170. ISBN   978-1-4556-1292-5.
  3. 1 2 3 Searles, Sam (April 7, 2022). "Scan your way through the Tyler Rose Garden with QR codes". CBS19.tv. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
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