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Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory
Phone: ☎ +1 313 331-7760About
Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory, ☎ +1 313 331-7760, [8]. This greenhouse and botanical garden covers 13 acres (53,000 m2). Built in 1904, it is the nation's oldest conservatory, designed by Albert Kahn, and rebuilt 1952-1954 with aluminum replacing its original wooden beams. It was named in honor of Anna Scripps Whitcomb in 1953, who left her 600-plant orchid collection to the city. Rare orchids were saved from Great Britain during World War II and transported to the Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory. Free.
