conservatory+of+flowers+history

The Conservatory of Flowers was built in 1879. It is the oldest wood conservatory in the US. The Conservatory of Flowers consists of a wood structural skeleton with glass walls set on a raised masonry foundation. No one knows who the ﻿ architect was. Most people think it was built in England and shipped to California. They got the idea for the shape of their flower beds from the Kew Gardens in England.



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