Arbor Room Morton Arboretum

Guests will be able to access the west side visitor center children s garden maze garden and scarecrow trail and other areas of the arboretum as usual.

Arbor room morton arboretum.

Sterling morton originator of arbor day and secretary of agriculture in the 1890s under. The award winning aspects of the arboretum add beauty and panache to any event. The morton arboretum has venues for every occasion and each comes complete with picturesque views that make any event memorable. Why settle for just a room with four walls when you can enjoy a room with a view.

The morton arboretum is a natural choice for your wedding celebration. Exchange vows in the former library of the morton family mansion or have an elegant large scale reception with a breathtaking lake view room all situated on our 1 700 acre grounds. The founder s room was the lovely setting for the ceremony. Have your wedding among thousands of flowering trees beautiful gardens stunning autumn leaves and pristine snow covered lakes.

The thornhill center was beautiful inside and out. The park is a national historic landmark listed on the national register of historic places since 1969. Arbor lodge state historical park in nebraska city nebraska is the original home of the morton family. Morton arboretum was the perfect place to have a our daughter s wedding.

It was here in 1872 that j. Sterling morton and his wife caroline conceived the idea for the first arbor day as a way to encourage people everywhere to plant trees so desperately needed. The 52 room neo colonial house began in 1855 for j.