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Arnold Arboretum - 26 Arboretum Road
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Arnold Arboretum - 26 Arboretum Road

Address26, Arboretum Road, Boston (Jamaica Plain), MA, United States of America, 02131
Site Number00028
Building Root Number 00028
Architect (Original)
Constructed 1899
Lease Started 2006
Lease Terminated 2023
StatusInactive
Site Name HistoryThe site is named after its address. 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 Notes26 Arboretum Road is a storage facility previously used by the Arnold Arboretum.
Additional Information
Allen, Daniel. “The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University.” Yankee, vol. 69, no. 4, May 2005, pp. 14–15.
Through the Arnold Arboretum. Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, 1934.
Sargent, Charles S. A Museum of Trees : The Arnold Arboretum., 1915.
Sargent, Charles S. The First Fifty Years of the Arnold Arboretum / C.S. Sargent. s.n, 1922.
Schultz, Christine, and Kindra Clineff. “A Garden of Wisdom & Wonder.” Yankee, vol. 61, no. 4, Apr. 1997, p. 44.
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