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Duke Gardens in Somerset County, New Jersey were among the most significant glass house collections in America. Created by Doris Duke herself, the aerial view confirms they were larger than the New York Botanical Garden's Haupt Conservatory,〔 〕 and were open to the public from 1964. They were closed by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation () on or before May 25, 2008 and dismantled.〔 〕 ==History== Duke Gardens were part of the Duke Farms estate built by James Buchanan Duke, founder of the American Tobacco Company and benefactor of Duke University. Duke Farms is located on U.S. Route 206, south of the Somerville Circle, in Hillsborough Township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. The Gardens were designed and installed by Doris Duke herself, therefore several alternative names are used: The Doris Duke Indoor Display Gardens at Duke Farms, Duke Farms Indoor Display Gardens, The Doris Duke International Display Gardens, The Duke Gardens Foundation. Officially, the Gardens were The Duke Gardens Foundation, Inc, a 501(c)(3) Private Operating Foundation established 1960.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Duke Gardens Foundation Inc )〕 Miss Duke developed these exotic display gardens in honor of her beloved father James Buchanan Duke,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Gardens at Duke Farms )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Duke University )〕 Inspired by DuPont's Longwood Gardens, each of the eleven Duke Display Gardens is a full-scale re-creation of a garden theme, country or period. Display construction began in 1958. Miss Duke both designed the displays and labored on their installation, sometimes working 16 hour days.〔 〕 In 1960 she donated of her estate, including the greenhouses, to the Duke Gardens Foundation, Inc (). The Duke Farms website stated that "Doris Duke had long been personally involved in the construction, repair and remodeling of her properties, and she was directly involved in the physical design of the Indoor Display Gardens. Although she lacked specific botanical knowledge, she had a clear vision of the spaces and features she wanted to create. According to the New York Post, she designed all but one of the gardens, incorporating her interests in color, design and fragrance."() (Following the closure, this text is no longer present on the website ()). Doris Duke continued her involvement with her gardens throughout her life, bringing designers with her to modify them during the summer season when they were closed to tourists. In the 1970s she added extensive night-lighting, and introduced public tours of the gardens at night. A rediscovered image of the "stunning nightlighting of the French Gardens" () was used as one centerpiece of social protest against the closure. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Duke Gardens (New Jersey)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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