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Conservatory of Flowers
TITLEConservatory of Flowers
ARCHITECT/BUILDEROriginally assembled by Lord & Burnham (Greenhouse manufacturing company from New York)
NATIONUSA
SITEGolden Gate Park
DETAILDetail of West facade
CITYSan Francisco
STATE or REGIONCalifornia
CE DATE OF CONSTRUCTION1878-1879; replacement of dome 1883; Restored 1946, 1964, 1978, 1999-2003
OBJECT/BUILDING NAMEConservatory of Flowers
MATERIALSWood; Glass
TYPEConservatory; Greenhouse
STYLEVictorian
OTHER TERMSDome; Millwork
NOTESPre-fabricated structure from Europe; Modeled after the Palm House at the Kew Gardens in London; North America's oldest surviving public conservatory.
DIGITAL COLLECTIONCities and Buildings Database
SLIDE NUMBERcrh115
CONTACT INFORMATIONAll files on this site are copyright controlled as indicated. Copying, printing, or distributing any of them without the permission of the copyright holder is expressly prohibited. For further information please contact Prof. Meredith Clausen at: mlc@u.washington.edu
PHOTOGRAPHERChristy R. Hansen
DATE OF PHOTOGRAPHSeptember 2006
SOURCEHansen, Christy R.
COPYRIGHT HOLDERHansen, Christy R.
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