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Arbor Lodge State Historical Park and Arboretum

Park in Nebraska, US

Field	Value
name	Arbor Lodge State Historical Park
photo	Arbor Lodge 2008 3.jpg
map	USA Nebraska
map_caption	Location in Nebraska
relief	1
location	Nebraska City, Nebraska, United States
coordinates
coords_ref
area_acre	73.85
area_ref
elevation	1066 ft
established	1923
administrator	Arbor Day Foundation
website	Smith Falls State Park
embed	yes
name	Arbor Lodge
nrhp_type	nhl
image	Arbor Lodge.jpg
caption	The front of Arbor Lodge
location	2600 Arbor Ave., Nebraska City, Nebraska
area	72 acre
built
architect	House: Jarvis Hunt
Grounds: Frederick Law Olmsted
architecture	Colonial Revival
designated_nrhp_type	May 15, 1975
added	April 16, 1969
refnum	69000135

Grounds: Frederick Law Olmsted

Arbor Lodge State Historical Park and Arboretum is a mansion and arboretum at 2600 Arbor Avenue, Nebraska City, Nebraska, United States. The park is a National Historic Landmark, listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1969.

History

The 52-room neo-colonial house began in 1855 for J. Sterling Morton, originator of Arbor Day and Secretary of Agriculture in the 1890s under President Grover Cleveland. The house was originally a modest 4-room frame structure on 160 acre. It was extended several times, most recently in 1903, and in later years served as the summer home for his son Joy Morton, founder of Morton Salt Company. The mansion features Victorian and Empire furnishings, many of which were owned by the Mortons. Its sun parlor contains a fine Tiffany skylight with grape trellis design.

Trees were a central interest of J. Sterling Morton. He imported trees from all over the country in order to test their suitability to create windbreaks and otherwise break up the monotony of the great plains. The house is surrounded by 270 varieties of trees and shrubs, including gardens, apple orchards, and acres of oaks, maples, chestnuts, and pines, including at least 10 state-champion trees. Specimen trees are typically labeled with engraved bronze plates. Over the years, many of Arbor Lodge's apple orchards were demolished, but in the 1990s their restoration began with plantings of winesaps, golden delicious, red delicious, jonathans, and jonadels.

Activities and amenities

Pathway in the rose garden on the south side of the mansion

The mansion functions as a museum and contains many items related to the early history of Nebraska, Otoe County, and Nebraska City. The park includes an arboretum, Italian terraced garden, log cabin, carriage house with early carriages, walking trails, and 200 varieties of lilacs. Since 2014, the state park has been managed by the Arbor Day Foundation.

References

{{cite gnis. 1832114. Arbor Lodge State Historical Park
"Arbor Lodge State Historical Park". Nebraska Game and Parks Commission.
(March 1, 2017). "Arbor Lodge State Historical Park". NGPC Map and Data Portal.
"Attractions & Activities". Arbor Day Farm.
"Arbor Lodge". National Park Service.
(December 2016). "List of National Historic Landmarks by State". National Park Service.

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