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 conservator…
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.
Location: Belle Isle Park · Detroit, Michigan
Area: 13 acres (5.3 ha)
Opened: August 18, 1904
Operated by: State of Michigan
Designer: George D. Mason & Albert Kahn
Etymology: In April 1953, Anna Scripps Whitcomb gave her 600 orchids collection to the conservatory
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