Lincoln Park Conservatory

Lincoln Park Conservatory

The Lincoln Park Conservatory (1.2 ha / 3 acres) is a conservatory and botanical garden located at 2391 North Stockton Drive, next to the Lincoln Park Zoo, in Chicago, Illinois. It is open daily; admission is free.

The Lincoln Park Commission first established a greenhouse in 1877 and planted an adjacent formal garden in 1880. Today's conservatory was built in stages from 1890-1895, to designs by Joseph Lyman Silsbee and M. E. Bell, and consists of four halls:

* Palm House - giant palms and rubber trees, with a 15 m (50 ft) fiddle-leaf rubber tree planted in 1891

* Fernery - plants of the forest floor, primarily ferns

* Tropical House - flowering trees, vines, and bamboo

* Show House - seasonal flower exhibits

See also

* Garfield Park Conservatory
* List of botanical gardens in the United States

[http://chicagopictures.net/detail.aspx?ID=193 Inside the Conservatory at Chicago Pictures]

hours: 9a-5p 365 days/yearCHYEAH


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