Horticultural Hall , at the corner of Huntington Avenue and Massachusetts Avenue in Boston, was built in 1901. It sits across the street from Symphony Hall . Since 2020, it has been owned by Northeastern University . It is the current home to The William Morris Hunt Memorial Library of the Museum of Fine Arts as well as to offices of Boston magazine , 829 Studios, and Small Army, in addition to a performance space of the New England Conservatory of Music .
10-601: Horticultural Hall may refer to: Horticultural Hall (Boston) , built in 1901 as a headquarters for the Massachusetts Horticultural Society Horticultural Hall, Boston (1845) , predecessor of the above, built 1845 Horticultural Hall, Boston (1865) , predecessor of the above, built 1865 Horticultural Hall (Lake Geneva, Wisconsin) , conference center built in 1911 Horticultural Hall (Philadelphia) , built in 1876 for
20-575: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Architectural disambiguation pages Horticultural Hall (Boston) The building was the third "Horticultural Hall" built for the Massachusetts Horticultural Society . It was designed in the English Renaissance Revival style in 1901 by architects Wheelwright and Haven on land purchased by
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40-689: The Herb Society of America , and the Boston Aquarium Society . The building was renovated in 1984, and sold to the neighboring Christian Science Church in 1992. This building is currently under study by the Boston Landmarks Commission for landmark status. The Massachusetts Horticultural Society has built and occupied a series of "Horticultural Halls" in Boston, including the first on School Street (1845),
50-760: The United States Bicentennial in 1976, The Society began the work to establish the National Herb Garden at the National Arboretum in Washington, D.C. Its national headquarters are adjacent to the Holden Arboretum outside of Cleveland, Ohio . It publishes a journal The Herbarist once a year. The Herb Society of America has awarded multiple named awards. This horticulture article
60-517: The second on Tremont Street (1865), and this third hall (1901). The society's current home is the Elm Bank Horticulture Center , located on the town lines of Wellesley and Dover (2001). Herb Society of America The Herb Society of America (HSA) is a nonprofit, volunteer-based organization dedicated to promoting the knowledge and appreciation of herbs through educational programs and research. As of 2024,
70-794: The Centennial Exposition, demolished in 1954. Today the site of Fairmount Park Horticulture Center Royal Horticultural Society Old Hall, London, built in 1904 as an exhibition hall for the Royal Horticultural Society, now known as Lindley Hall, London Royal Horticultural Society New Hall, London, built in 1925–8 as an exhibition hall for the Royal Horticultural Society but no longer owned by them, now known as Lawrence Hall, London Horticultural Hall, Melbourne , built in 1873 and now known as Horti Hall Horticultural Hall ( West Chester, Pennsylvania ), historic opera hall designed by Thomas U. Walter , home to
80-586: The Society. (This firm also designed the whimsical Harvard Lampoon Castle in Cambridge, Massachusetts .) When the Hall was dedicated in 1901, thousands of members and visitors attended its ten-day opening, during which time the hall was filled with amaryllises , azaleas , Pelargonium geraniums, gloxinias , jasmine , trumpet lilies , palms , rhododendrons , wisteria , and a collection of 1,000 orchids ,
90-985: The finest collection gathered in America to that time. The building's larger lecture hall could seat 300. It was home to many organizations including the Benevolent Fraternity Fruit and Flower Mission , the Wildflower Society , the Garden Club Federation (whose founding in 1927 was organized by the Society), the Boston Mycological Club , the New England Gourd Society , the New England Gladiolus Society ,
100-554: The society has 40 chapters throughout the United States. The HSA was founded in 1933 by seven women who were interested in learning more about the botany of herbs and their cultivation. They asked Edgar Anderson of the Arnold Arboretum for instruction and guidance. The women decided to form a society to further their own interest in herbs and expand the knowledge and use of herbs among others. To commemorate to
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