Luther Burbank Home and Gardens

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caption =Luther Burbank Home and Gardens
location= 200 Santa Rosa Ave., Santa Rosa, California
lat_degrees = 38
lat_minutes = 26
lat_seconds = 10
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 122
long_minutes = 42
long_seconds = 37
long_direction = W
locmapin = California
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built =1875
architect= Unknown
architecture= No Style Listed
designated_nhl =June 19, 1964cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=145&ResourceType=Building |title=Luther Burbank House and Garden |accessdate=2008-06-25|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = October 15, 1966cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = Local
refnum=66000241

Luther Burbank Home and Gardens (1 acre) is a city park containing the former home, greenhouse, gardens, and grave of noted American horticulturist Luther Burbank (1849-1926). It is located at the intersection of Santa Rosa Avenue and Sonoma Avenue in Santa Rosa, California, in the United States. The park is open daily without charge; a fee is charged for guided tours. It is designated as a National Historic Landmark as well as a California Historical Landmark (#234).

Burbank lived in Santa Rosa for more than 50 years, and performed the bulk of his life's work at this location. From 1884 to 1906 he lived in this park's Greek Revival house; he then moved next door to a house that no longer exists. After Burbank's death in 1926, his widow Elizabeth moved back to the house, where she remained until her death in 1977.

The gardens include many of Burbank's horticultural introductions, with collections of cactus, fruit trees, ornamental grasses, medicinal herbs, roses, and walnuts. Most plants are labeled with botanic and common names. The garden's greenhouse was designed and built by Burbank in 1889; Burbank's grave is nearby.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1964.citation|title=PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/66000241.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Luther Burbank House and Garden] |32 KB|date=1977-10-17 |author=Cecil McKithan |publisher=National Park Service and PDFlink| [http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/66000241.pdf "Accompanying six photos, undated and from 1977"] |32 KB]

See also

* Gold Ridge Farm - his 18 acre experimental plot in the nearby town of Sebastopol
* List of botanical gardens in the United States

References

External links

* [http://www.lutherburbank.org Luther Burbank Home and Gardens]