ST. LOUIS – The long-awaited reopening of the Missouri Botanical Garden’s (MOBOT) historic Linnean House is over.
MOBOT partnered with Gateway Gardens to develop a $100 million renovation project and campaign to refresh aspects of the gardens while maintaining its historical origins.
The Linnean House is the oldest continuously operated public greenhouse west of the Mississippi River. First built in 1882 as an orangery, the building’s original purpose was to house cold-sensitive plants through winter…