Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University (Boston, Massachusetts)

USA / Massachusetts / Brookline / Boston, Massachusetts / Arborway, 125

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Established in 1872; benefactor James Arnold (1781-1868) transferred a portion of his estate to Harvard for the arboretum's creation; located in the Jamaica Plain section of Boston. The grounds were designed by Olmsted with some plantings supplied by Hicks Nurseries of Long Island.

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125 Arborway
Boston, MA 02130
(617) 524-1718
www.arboretum.harvard.edu/

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnold_Arboretum

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Coordinates: 42°17'57"N 71°7'31"W