Presby Memorial Iris Gardens is a nonprofit, living museum specializing in iris flowers, located at 474 Upper Mountain Avenue, Montclair in Essex County, New Jersey, New Jersey, United States. The gardens are situated on 6.5 acres. Adjacent to the gardens is a Victorian house, the Walther House. The house is open to the public the hours are limited, the entrance has a seven step staircase and is home to a museum shop and headquarters for the Citizens Committee that oversees the gardens.
Following financial problems in 2008 and 2009, ownership of the gardens was transferred to Essex county, who bought the Walther House for $1.1 million in order to give the gardens a better financial standing. The county then leased the gardens back to the Presby Memorial Iris Gardens for $1. While Essex County owns the property, the actual iris beds are maintained without taxpayer funds. Rather, they are maintained by private donations.
The Gardens are in a park-like setting and open to the public without charge. Donations, however, are greatly appreciated. Each year Presby has over 10,000 visitors. Normally, the blooming season is May 14 to June 4. Check the Presby website (see External Links below) for the exact status of the current season.
The gardens were established in 1927 to honor Frank Presby, a noted horticulturalist and a founding member of the American Iris Society. This world-class collection now includes approximately 10,000 individual plants, representing 6 species and over 3,000 different named varieties of irises. It is the largest non-commercial garden dedicated to irises in the world.[3]
^Roll, Erin (May 1, 2018). "Everything is coming up irises at Presby". Montclair Local News. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
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Presby Memorial Iris Gardens official website
New Jersey Travel: Presby Memorial Iris Gardens
October 28, 2023
presby, memorial, iris, gardens, nonprofit, living, museum, specializing, iris, flowers, located, upper, mountain, avenue, montclair, essex, county, jersey, jersey, united, states, gardens, situated, acres, adjacent, gardens, victorian, house, walther, house, . Presby Memorial Iris Gardens is a nonprofit living museum specializing in iris flowers located at 474 Upper Mountain Avenue Montclair in Essex County New Jersey New Jersey United States The gardens are situated on 6 5 acres Adjacent to the gardens is a Victorian house the Walther House The house is open to the public the hours are limited the entrance has a seven step staircase and is home to a museum shop and headquarters for the Citizens Committee that oversees the gardens Presby Memorial Iris Gardens Horticultural CenterU S National Register of Historic PlacesNew Jersey Register of Historic PlacesPresby Memorial Iris GardensShow map of Essex County New JerseyShow map of New JerseyShow map of the United StatesLocation474 Upper Mountain Avenue Montclair New JerseyCoordinates40 51 5 N 74 12 23 W 40 85139 N 74 20639 W 40 85139 74 20639Area7 8 acres 3 2 ha Built1922ArchitectJohn WisterArchitectural styleSecond EmpireNRHP reference No 80002483 1 NJRHP No 1171 2 Significant datesAdded to NRHPSeptember 17 1980Designated NJRHPJune 25 1980Following financial problems in 2008 and 2009 ownership of the gardens was transferred to Essex county who bought the Walther House for 1 1 million in order to give the gardens a better financial standing The county then leased the gardens back to the Presby Memorial Iris Gardens for 1 While Essex County owns the property the actual iris beds are maintained without taxpayer funds Rather they are maintained by private donations Contents 1 Description 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksDescription editThe Gardens are in a park like setting and open to the public without charge Donations however are greatly appreciated Each year Presby has over 10 000 visitors Normally the blooming season is May 14 to June 4 Check the Presby website see External Links below for the exact status of the current season The gardens were established in 1927 to honor Frank Presby a noted horticulturalist and a founding member of the American Iris Society This world class collection now includes approximately 10 000 individual plants representing 6 species and over 3 000 different named varieties of irises It is the largest non commercial garden dedicated to irises in the world 3 See also editIris plant List of botanical gardens in the United States National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County New JerseyReferences edit National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service March 13 2009 New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places Essex County PDF New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Historic Preservation Office April 1 2010 p 5 Archived from the original PDF on June 4 2011 Retrieved July 6 2010 Roll Erin May 1 2018 Everything is coming up irises at Presby Montclair Local News Retrieved 24 September 2022 External links editPresby Memorial Iris Gardens official website New Jersey Travel Presby Memorial Iris Gardens Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Presby Memorial Iris Gardens amp oldid 1112038955, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
