Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens
Coordinates: 40°26′20″N 79°56′52″W / 40.438948°N 79.947705°W / 40.438948; -79.947705
| Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| City of Pittsburgh Historic Structure | |
| Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark | |
| Main entrance to Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens | |
| Location: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Built: | 1893 |
| Architect: | Lord & Burnham |
| Architectural style: | Victorian greenhouse |
| Governing body: | Local government |
| NRHP Reference#: | 76001598 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP: | November 13, 1976 |
| Designated CPHS: | December 26, 1972 |
| Designated PHLF: | 1970 |
Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens is a complex of buildings and grounds set in Schenley Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States (near the Carnegie Museums in Oakland). It is a City of Pittsburgh historic landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The gardens were founded in 1893 by steel and real-estate magnate Henry Phipps as a gift to the City of Pittsburgh. Its purpose is to educate and entertain the people of Pittsburgh with formal gardens (Roman, English, etc.) and various species of exotic plants (palm trees, succulents, bonsai, orchids, etc.). Currently, the facilities house elaborate gardens within the thirteen room conservatory itself and on the adjoining grounds. In addition to its primary flora exhibits, the sophisticated glass and metalwork of the Lord & Burnham conservatory offers an interesting example of Victorian greenhouse architecture.
Phipps is one of the "greenest" facilities in the world. The entrance pavilion of the Phipps Conservatory has silver-level LEED certification. Its Center for Sustainable Landscapes has received a Platinum certification along with fulfilling the Living Building Challenge for net-zero energy, and its its greenhouse production facility has received Platinum certification, the first and only greenhouse to be so certified.
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