Bamboo Brook Outdoor Education Center

Bamboo Brook Outdoor Education Center
Daffodils, bushes and trees in bloom by the Upper Water pool in 2018
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Location	170 Longview Road Chester Township, New Jersey
Coordinates	40°43′53″N 74°42′26″W / 40.73139°N 74.70722°W / 40.73139; -74.70722
Operated by	Morris County Park Commission
Merchiston Farm
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Dogwoods in bloom in front of the Hutcheson House, home to Martha Brookes Hutcheson
Area	100.9 acres (40.8 ha)
Built	1912 (1912)
Architect	Martha Brookes Hutcheson William Lawrence Bottomley
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.	89001946[1]
NJRHP No.	2104[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	November 13, 1989
Designated NJRHP	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.^[3]

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  Hutcheson House and garden, sundial
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  Reflecting Pool
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  Flowering trees
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  Vista from the Hutcheson House
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  Entrance sign
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  Merchiston Farm historical information
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  The namesake Bamboo Brook

• Willowwood Arboretum – adjoining park
• List of botanical gardens and arboretums in New Jersey
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Morris County, New Jersey

• Official website
• "Merchiston Farm: 1911–1959". The Historical Marker Database.