Saturday, October 5, 2013

Duke Farms, Hillsborough, New Jersey

This park and garden was owned by Doris Duke, an heiress to a very large fortune (her family made a fortune in tobacco in the late 1800's and also gave name to Duke University). Now this is a private park which is open for public use. This photo below (the building with the clock tower) was her "Coach Barn", i.e. garage. 



Exhibits at the interpretive nature center

 Orchids and other tropical plants at the greenhouse

Tropical house river

This was a barn which burned down in 1915, but Doris Duke got turned into an outdoor sculpture garden


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