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The Idaho Botanical Gardens

The Idaho Botanical Gardens (Old Pen Heating Plant)
Boise, Ada County

  • Grant: 1992

Location: 2355 N. Old Penitentiary Rd., Boise, Idaho 83712

The Botanical Garden was incorporated in 1984 and took responsibility for developing four acres of state-owned land within the Old Penitentiary Complex in Boise. The site includes the 1907 Heating Plant. The sandstone for the building was quarried from nearby Table Rock.

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