Wave Hill Gardens in New York City
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Wave Hill Gardens
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Wave Hill Gardens
Wave Hill is a 28 acre botanical garden in New York City’s Riverdale neighborhood, situated in the Bronx, USA.
The original Wave Hill House was built in 1843 by William Lewis Morris in Greek Revival style, and owned from 1866-1903 by William Henry Appleton, who enlarged the house in 1866-69 and again in 1890. During these years, the house was visited by Thomas Henry Huxley, who helped Charles Darwin bring evolution to the public’s attention. Theodore Roosevelt’s family rented Wave Hill during the summers of 1870 and 1871, and Mark Twain leased it from 1901-1903. The house was then purchased in 1903 by George W. Perkins, a partner of J. P. Morgan, along with adjacent property. Perkins performed extensive landscaping on the site, and leased Wave Hill House itself to an eminent zoologist, Bashford Dean. Other famous residents included the conductor Arturo Toscanini (1942-1945) and chief members of the British Delegation to the United Nations (1950-1956). In 1960, the Perkins-Freeman family deeded Wave Hill to the City of New York.
Wave Hill’s gardens include:
Flower Garden
The Marco Polo Stufano Conservatory
Pergola & Vistas of the Hudson River and the New Jersey Palisades
Wild Garden
Aquatic & Monocot
Alpine House
Woodland 10 acres (40,000 m²) of second-growth forest)
Special Collections, including the Shade Border, Elliptical Garden and Conifer Slope
Address
West 249th Street and Independence Avenue (front gate)
675 West 252nd Street (mailing)
Bronx, NY 10471-2899
Hours
Tuesday-Sunday
Closed Mondays except Memorial Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day and Veterans Day
Closed New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas
April 15-October 14: 9am-5:30pm
October 15-April 14: 9am-4:30pm
Greenhouses
10am-noon, 1-4pm
Galleries
10am-4:30pm.
Café and Shop
10am-4:30pm
Admission
Free to Members and children under 6
Tuesday: Free all day during off-peak months (January-April, July-August, November-December)
Tuesday: Free 9am to noon during peak months (May-June, September-October)
Saturday: Free 9am to noon year-round
Adults: $6
Students and Seniors 65+: $3
Children 6+: $2
Contact
Telephone: 718.549.3200
Email: info@wavehill.org
http://wavehill.org/
