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	Massachusetts Beverly Sedgwick Gardens at Long Hill 572 Essex Street Beverly MA Phone 978 921-1944 Fax 978 921-1948 Web Site http://www.thetrustees.org/ E-mail neregion@ttor.org Description house museum with primary focus surrounding gardens with 400 species on 100 acres Type of Resource House Museum Primary Focus: Garden Research or Reading Library Era 1921 Massachusetts Boston Old North Church 193 Salem Street Boston MA 02113 Phone Web Site http://www.oldnorth.com/main.htm E-mail mailto:giftshop@oldnorth.com Description the church whose steeple held the lanterns that signaled Paul Revere's famous ride - still an active congregation Building Type Church Type of Resource Historic Place Primary Focus: Garden Era 1723 MA Canton Bradley Estate 24688 Washington St (Route 138) Canton MA 02021 Phone 781 401-3285 Web Site http://www.thetrustees.org/pages/282_bradley_estate.cfm?redirect=yes E-mail mailto:babonner@ttor.org Alt Web http://bradleyestatefunctions.thetrustees.org/ Description Country mansion with 60 acres of gardens and woodland Type of Resource House Museum Primary Focus Gardens Era 1902 Owner/Operator: Trustees of Reservations New or Updated: 7/3/2007 MA Danvers Glen Magna Farms Ingersoll Street PO Box 381 Danvers MA 01923 Phone 978 774-9165 Web www.glenmagnafarms.org Description estate of the wealthy since 1812, enlarged and gardens added over the Type of Resource House Museum Primary Focus Gardens Building Farm Owner/Operator: Danvers Historical Society New or Updated 2/12/2006 Massachusetts Framingham Garden in the Woods 180 Hemenway Road Framingham MA 01701 Phone 508 877-7630 Web Site Description botanical garden and woodland sanctuary, 1600 species Type of Resource Nature Primary Focus: Garden Field of Study Science Facility Botanical Research or Reading Library
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Search this site	MA Melrose Beebe Estate 235 west Foster Street Melrose MA 02176 Phone 781 665-9922 Web Site http://www.beebeestate.org/more_info_mel.html E-mail mailto:info@beebeestate.org Alt Web http://www.cbaland.com/projects/historic.htm Description owned by the city, gardens restored to 1930s era Type of Resource House Museum Primary Focus Garden Era 1828 Owner/Operator: City of Melrose New or Updated: 7/19/2006 MA Milton Captain Forbes House Museum 215 Adams Street Milton MA 02186 Phone 617 696-1815 Web Site http://www.forbeshousemuseum.org/ E-mail mailto:forbeshousemuseum@verizon.net Description home of 19th century China trade merchant, ship owner, designer, writer, and philanthropist Type of Resource House Museum Primary Focus Gardens Era 1833 New or Updated: 4/20/2006 MA New Bedford Rotch-Jones-Duff House & Garden Museum 396 County Street New Bedford MA 02740 Phone 508 997-1401 Web Site http://www.rjdmuseum.org/ Description Greek Revival house with Victorian gardens, built for whaling merchant Type of Resource House Museum Primary Focus Garden Industry /Profession Whaling Collection A-F Furniture Era 1834 New or Updated: 12/7/2003 Massachusetts Northampton Botanic Garden of Smith College Lyman Plant House College Lane Northampton MA 01063 Phone 413 585-2740 Web Site Description historic greenhouses on college campus Type of Resource Nature Primary Focus: Garden Field of Study Science Facility Botanical		Google


	MA Stockbridge Berkshire Botanical Garden Route 102 & 183 PO Box 826 Stockbridge MA 01262 Phone 413 298-3926 Web Site http://www.berkshirebotanical.org/ Description 15 acre site since 1934 Type of Resource Nature Primary Focus Garden Field of Study/Science Facility Botanical New or Updated: 6/20/2006 MA Waltham Lyman Estate, The Vale 185 Lyman Street Waltham MA 02452 Phone 781 891-4882 Web Site http://www.spnea.org/functions/index.htm Alt Web http://www.waltham-community.org/Lyman.html Description summer estate for 150 years now holds mansion greenhouse & gardens, now primarily used for functions Type of Resource House Museum Primary Focus Garden Nature of Group or Site Association Collection A-F Furniture Era 1793 Owner/Operator: SPNEA New or Updated: 1/22/2004

	Maryland Edgewater London Town 809 Londontown Road Edgewater MD 21037 Phone Web Site Description Type of Resource House Museum Primary Focus: Garden Field of Study Science Facility Archaeology Era 1760 Maryland Monkton Ladew Topiary Gardens 3535 Janetsville Pike Monkton MD 21111 Phone 410 557-9570 Web Site Description Type of Resource Nature Primary Focus: Garden Collection N-Z Topiary

	Maryland Towson Hampton National Historic Site 535 Hampton Lane Towson MD 21286 Phone Web Site www.nps.gov/hamp Description 27 historic structures and garden at historic plantation Building Type Plantation Type of Resource Museum Primary Focus: Garden Era 1790 Maryland Wheaton Brookside Gardens 1500 Glenallan Avenue Wheaton MD 20902 Phone Web Site Description Dutch, Japanese, Korean gardens Type of Resource Nature Primary Focus: Garden Research or Reading Library

	Michigan Detroit Anna Scrips Whitcomb Conservatory Belle Isle Park Detroit MI 48207 Phone 313 852-4064 Web Site Description conservatory & botanical garden Type of Resource Nature Primary Focus: Garden Field of Study Science Facility Botanical Detroit Garden Center 1460 E Jefferson Ave Detroit MI 48207 Phone 313 259-6363 Web Site Description Type of Resource Nature Primary Focus: Garden

	Michigan East Lansing W J Beal Botanical Garden 412 Olds Hall MSU East Lansing MI 48824 Phone 517 355-9582 Fax 517 432-1090 Web Site http://www.cpp.msu.edu/beal/ E-mail mailto:chitt@gnds.msu.edu Description 5 acre site with 5000 plant varieties serves as outdoor laboratory Type of Resource Nature Primary Focus: Garden Field of Study Science Facility Botanical
	Michigan Grand Rapids Frederik Meijer Gardens 1000 East Beltline Ave NE Grand Rapids MI 49525 Phone 616 957-1580 Web Site www.meijergardens.org Description Type of Resource Nature Primary Focus: Garden Meijer Gardens & Sculptural Park 1000 East Beltline NE Grand Rapids MI 49525 Phone 616 957-1580 Toll Free 888 957-1580 Web Site http://www.meijergardens.org/gardensofart_02.cfm Description English Perennial & Bulb, New American, Nature Trail & Boardwalk, Arid Garden, Victorian Garden Parlor, Seasonal Display Greenhouse, Conservatory; sculptures throughout Type of Resource Nature Primary Focus: Garden

	Michigan Midland Herbert H Dow Gardens 1018 West Main Street Midland MI 48640 Phone 517 631-2677 Toll Free 800 362-4874 Fax 989 631-0675 Web Site http://www.dowgardens.org/info/info.html E-mail mailto:johnson@dowgardens.org Description 110 acre garden, 1700 plant varieties, developed originally by chemical company founder -- tulips & Spring bulbs, Arboretum, crabapple, rhododendrons, evergreens, conservatory, roses Type of Resource Nature Primary Focus: Garden Field of Study Science Facility Botanical Research or Reading Library Michigan Tipton Hidden Lake Gardens 6280 Munger Road Tipton MI 49287 Phone 517 431-2060 Fax 517 431-9148 Web Site http://www.cpp.msu.edu/hlg/ Description landscape arboretum of MSU, 755 acres with 5 miles of trails, outdoor & indoor collections with public garden Type of Resource Nature Primary Focus: Garden Field of Study Science Facility Arboretum

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