Marjorie McNeely Conservatory

by Heidi Bartosh

Plant Sciences 211, Fall 2010
North Dakota State University

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The Marjorie McNeely Conservatory, also known as the Como Park Conservatory, is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota.  It was built in 1913 by an architect named Frederick Nussbaumer, and officially opened in 1915.  This unique structure includes an acre of flowers and plants with its nine different gardens.  A total of approximately 50,000 plants occupy these gardens and encompass over 1,600 species. 

The nine different gardens are:
-The Bonsai Gallery
-The Enchanted Garden
-The Fern Room
-The Japanese Garden
-The Sunken Garden
-The North Garden
-The Orchid House
-The Palm Dome
-Tropical Encounters

In 1974, the McNeely Conservatory was added to the National Register of Historic Places, which is a list of areas that are protected and preserved by the United States government.