Rose Garden Center (Tyler, Texas)

The Rose Garden Center, or the Tyler Municipal Rose Garden, is a historic, municipal garden of roses in Tyler, Texas.^[2] It is the largest collection of roses in the United States.^[3] It is one of the largest tourist attractions in Tyler, it is the location of the Tyler Rose Museum, and is part of the annual Texas Rose Festival.^[4][5][6]

Tyler Municipal Rose Garden
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Tyler Rose Garden Center
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Location	420 Rose Park Drive, Tyler, Smith County, Texas, U.S.
Coordinates	32.345393°N 95.321371°W / 32.345393; -95.321371
Area	14 acres (5.7 ha)
NRHP reference No.	100003539[1]
Added to NRHP	March 22, 2019

The Rose Garden Center is listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 22, 2019, for its role in regional and state tourism.^[5]

History

Rose Garden Center (March 2009) in Tyler, Texas

The Rose Garden Center was a 1938 Works Progress Administration (WPA) park project, and was mostly completed in 1941; but due to World War II, the center did not open to the public until 1952.^[5] In 1956, the lawn at the Rose Garden Center started hosting the Queen's Tea event, a part of the annual Texas Rose Festival.^[4] In 1992, they rebuilt the associated building and expanded its size, in order to home the Tyler Rose Museum.^[4]

It is a 14-acre (5.7 ha) rose garden with more than 38,000 bushes and at least 500 varieties, including 50 types of heritage roses.^[6] It is the largest public collection of roses in the United States.^[3] It is also an All-America Rose Selections (AARS) test garden.^[2]

It is one of the largest tourist attractions in Tyler, it is the location of the Tyler Rose Museum, and is part of the annual Texas Rose Festival in October.^[5][6][4] In 2022, the center added QR codes near the plants in order to facilitate the identification of rose varieties.^[3]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places portal
• Texas portal

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Smith County, Texas

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. Elvin, McDonald. Texas Public Gardens. Pelican Publishing. p. 170. ISBN 978-1-4556-1292-5.
3. Searles, Sam (April 7, 2022). "Scan your way through the Tyler Rose Garden with QR codes". CBS19.tv. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
4. Reed, Robert Earl (2009). Tyler. Arcadia Publishing. p. 127. ISBN 978-0-7385-7178-2.
5. Wright, Jeff; Chavez, Jeff (September 16, 2019). "Tyler Rose Garden designated as 'national treasure' in register of historic places". KLTV. Retrieved January 27, 2023.
6. "Tyler Rose Garden in full bloom". Longview News-Journal. Tyler Morning Telegraph. 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Park Service.

External links

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