Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory
The Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory (1904) is a greenhouse and botanical garden in Detroit, Michigan, United States. It covers 13 acres located three miles (4.8 km) east of the city's downtown on Belle Isle. It is open to the public free of charge every day of the year.

It is the nation's oldest conservatory, built in 1904, designed by noted architect Albert Kahn, and rebuilt 1952-1954 with aluminum replacing its original wooden beams....
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Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory
The Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory (1904) is a greenhouse and botanical garden in Detroit, Michigan, United States. It covers 13 acres located three miles (4.8 km) east of the city's downtown on Belle Isle. It is open to the public free of charge every day of the year.

It is the nation's oldest conservatory, built in 1904, designed by noted architect Albert Kahn, and rebuilt 1952-1954 with aluminum replacing its original wooden beams. In 1953 it was named in honor of Anna Scripps Whitcomb, who left her 600-plant orchid collection to the city. Thanks to her gift and subsequent donations...
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