Sherman Library and Gardens
The Sherman Library and Gardens is an educational and research institution in Newport Beach in the U.S. state of California. It houses next to a library and a botanical garden.
The approximately 8,900 -square-foot complex is located on Pacific Coast Highway in Corona del Mar neighborhood and located in a small park near the Pacific Ocean. There will be a small entrance fee.
History
The history of the Sherman Library and Gardens ranges not far behind. 1955 Arnold D. Haskell bought the property a garden center, upon which the facility is located today. The site also included a small adobe house. The owner planned to build a park that should be available to the public. In the 1960s the estate has been increased for the first time. By 1974, the library building and the greenhouses emerged. Also at this time, the plant was named after MH Sherman, the mentor and patron of Haskell. In the obtained Adobe House today exhibitions.
Library
The Library acquires, organizes and maintains all types of items that tell the story of the Pacific Southwest. This area encompasses the states of California and Arizona and the adjoining parts of Nevada.
Despite its short existence, the library only has achieved a remarkable collection of historical documents. The collection includes approximately 25,000 books and 2,000 rolls of microfilm. Numerous other manuscripts, maps, photographs and documents complete the offer. Among the most important possessions the complete collection of all expenditure of the Los Angeles Times since its founding heard in 1881.
The Sherman Library and Gardens is also a repository of the archives of the Southern Pacific Historical and Technical Society. The library is available to interested readers and students for research purposes equally available.
Botanical garden
In greenhouses and Long Parka different plant species can be seen from all over the world. The Sherman Library and Gardens has an array of different thematic gardens with seasonal flower beds and fountains.
The selection ranges from desert plants to tropical plants. In a tropical house grow orchids, heliconia and ginger. There is furthermore a cactus and succulent garden one, a rose garden, a vegetable garden, a Japanese garden and a collection of ferns.