Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory

Local nameAnna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory
LocationDetroit

The Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory is a greenhouse and a botanical garden located on Belle Isle, a 982-acre island park located on the Detroit River within Detroit, Michigan. While located near the Canada–United States border, the island is entirely within the U.S. The park itself consists of 13 acres of preserved land for the conservatory and its botanical garden.Opened in 1904, the Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory is the oldest continually-running conservatory in the United States. It is named for Anna Scripps Whitcomb, who left her collection of 600 orchids to Detroit in 1955.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_Isle_Conservatory

Official website http://belleisleconservancy.org/

Address Detroit 48207, United States

Coordinates 42°20'10.518" N -82°59'7.984" E

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