Arnold Arboretum - Weld Hill Research and Admin Building
Address1300, Centre Street, Boston (Jamaica Plain), MA, United States of America, 02131
Site Number00012
Building Root Number
00012
Architect (Original)
KlingStubbins
Building Acquired
2011
Constructed 2011
Constructed 2011
StatusActive
Site Name HistoryThe site is named for the hill on which it is built. Weld Hill is named for Colonel Eleazer Weld who fought in the American Revolutionary War and once owned the parcel as a part of his homestead. This portion of Eleazer's property was granted to Benjamin Bussey who later donated it to Harvard. It is one of the tracts of land which became the Arnold Arboretum.
The Arnold Arboretum is named in honor of James Arnold, a merchant from New Bedford, Massachusetts, who died in 1868 leaving a bequest to be devoted to the advancement of agriculture or horticulture.Historical NotesThe Arnold Arboretum's Weld Hill Research Building opened in 2011. It was designed by the Boston-area office of Kling Stubbins.Additional Information
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