Coordinates: 40°43′53″N 74°42′26″W / 40.73139°N 74.70722°W / 40.73139; -74.70722
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Botanical garden and public park in Chester Township, New Jersey
170 Longview Road
Chester Township, New Jersey
40°43′53″N 74°42′26″W / 40.73139°N 74.70722°W / 40.73139; -74.70722
Morris County Park CommissionMerchiston FarmU.S. National Register of Historic PlacesNew Jersey Register of Historic Places
100.9 acres (40.8 ha)
1912 (1912)
Martha Brookes Hutcheson
William Lawrence Bottomley
Colonial Revival
89001946
2104
November 13, 1989
September 5, 1989
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.
Gallery
Hutcheson House and garden, sundial
Reflecting Pool
Flowering trees
Vista from the Hutcheson House
Entrance sign
Merchiston Farm historical information
The namesake Bamboo Brook