Missouri Botanical Garden - National Historic Landmark![Linnean House-Missouri Botanical Garden Linnean House-Missouri Botanical Garden](/government/departments/planning/cultural-resources/city-landmarks/images/Linnean-House.jpg)
Established in 1859, this is the oldest functioning botanical garden in the country. Its founder, Henry Shaw (1800-1889), intended the 75 acre garden to serve two functions: to provide the public with the ornamental delights of plants as well as educating the average citizen in basic botany and horticulture; and to serve the pure or basic science objective of conducting botanical research according to the highest standards of the discipline.
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