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dc.coverage.spatialSite: Baltimore, Maryland, United Statesen_US
dc.coverage.temporal1888 (creation); 2002-2004 (restoration)en_US
dc.creatorFrederick, George A.en_US
dc.date1888en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-17T14:03:57Z
dc.date.available2013-05-17T14:03:57Z
dc.date.issued1888en_US
dc.identifier218592en_US
dc.identifier.otherarchrefid: 405en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/126370
dc.descriptionClose view of the Druid Hill Park Conservatory, depicting the entry; This stunning historic structure located in Druid Hill Park was renovated by the City of Baltimore as part of the Druid Hill Master Plan. Both the Palm House and three attached greenhouses were carefully rebuilt complying with National Park Service guidelines to assure the buildings would be historically accurate in every detail. The Palm House, made of glass and metal, stands 56 feet high and is 50 feet square. Its teardrop shaped glass paneled roof peaks to a cupola featuring a smaller replica of the building. The conservatory dates to 1888 from designs by George Frederick (architect of Baltimore's City Hall), with a major renovation circa 2002-2004 that added two new pavilions. It now contains five distinct areas: the 1888 Palm House, the Orchid Room, Mediterranean House, Tropical House, and Desert House. Conservatory grounds (1.5 acres) feature 35 flowerbeds.en_US
dc.format.mediummetal; glassen_US
dc.rights© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.en_US
dc.subjectarchitectural exteriorsen_US
dc.subjectplantsen_US
dc.subjectGardensen_US
dc.subjectVictorianen_US
dc.titleDruid Hill Park Conservatoryen_US
dc.title.alternativePalm House and Orchid Roomen_US
dc.typeimageen_US
dc.rights.accessLicensed for educational and research use by the MIT community onlyen_US
dc.identifier.vendorcode1A2-US-BT-DH-A2en_US
vra.culturalContextAmericanen_US
vra.techniqueconstruction (assembling)en_US
vra.worktypegreenhouseen_US
vra.worktypegardenen_US
vra.worktypepark (recreation area)en_US
dc.contributor.displayGeorge A. Frederick (American architect, 1842-1924)en_US


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