Fall Flower Show at the Phipps Conservatory

1951/1960

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Fall Flower Show at the Phipps Conservatory
  • Title
  • Fall Flower Show at the Phipps Conservatory
  • Identifier
  • MSP285.B020.F01.I04
  • Source Identifier
  • MSP285.B020.F01.I04
  • Description
  • Phipps Conservatory, built in 1893 by greenhouse specialists Lord and Burnham, of Irvington, New York, was originally financed by Henry Phipps, a partner of Andrew Carnegie. Originally there were nine display houses constructed by Lord and Burnham and in 1896, three more houses were added. In 1900 the City of Pittsburgh added nine growing houses to the rear of the structure. The conservatory underwent extensive restoration and modernization during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Currently, the Conservatory boasts permanent displays for palms, orchids, cacti, and ferns, and major seasonal shows such as the Fall, Christmas, and Spring Flower Shows.
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens (Pittsburgh, Pa.).Fall Flower Show.
    Conservatories--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    Flowers--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
    Plants--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.
  • Source
  • Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs, 1892-1981, MSP 285, Library and Archives Division, Senator John Heinz History Center
  • Contributor
  • Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
  • Collection
  • Allegheny Conference on Community Development Photographs
  • Rights Information
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