New York Botanical Garden

New York Botanical Garden
Visitor Center in June 2012
Map
Established1891
LocationThe Bronx, New York City
Public transit accessMetro-North Railroad: Botanical Garden
New York City Subway: "2" train"5" train Pelham Parkway
New York City Bus: Bx12, Bx12 SBS, Bx19, Bx22, Bx26
Websitewww.nybg.org
New York Botanical Garden
LocationSouthern and Bedford Park Boulevards
Bronx, New York 10458
Coordinates40°51′49″N 73°52′42″W / 40.86361°N 73.87833°W / 40.86361; -73.87833
Area250 acres (100 ha)
Built1891
ArchitectLord & Burnham Co.
Architectural styleVictorian era
NRHP reference No.67000009
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 28, 1967[1]
Designated NHLMay 28, 1967[2]

The New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) is a botanical garden at Bronx Park in the Bronx, New York City. Established in 1891, it is located on a 250-acre (100 ha) site that contains a landscape with over one million living plants; the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory, a greenhouse containing several habitats; and the LuEsther T. Mertz Library, which contains one of the world's largest collections of botany-related texts. As of 2016, over a million people visit the New York Botanical Garden annually.

NYBG is also a major educational institution, teaching visitors about plant science, ecology, and healthful eating through NYBG's interactive programming. Nearly 90,000 of the annual visitors are children from underserved neighboring communities. An additional 3,000 are teachers from New York City's public school system participating in professional development programs that train them to teach science courses at all grade levels. NYBG operates one of the world's largest plant research and conservation programs.

NYBG was established in 1891 and the first structures on the grounds opened at the end of that decade. Since 1967, the garden has been listed as a National Historic Landmark, and several buildings have been designated as official New York City landmarks.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "The New York Botanical Garden". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. September 17, 2007. Archived from the original on November 13, 2013.