Mt. Cuba Center
Mt. Cuba Center | |
The flowers of the Foamflower (Tiarella). Photo taken at the Mt. Cuba Center where it was identified | |
| Location | 3120 Barley Mill Rd. |
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| Nearest city | Hockessin, Delaware |
| Coordinates | 39°47′18″N 75°38′54″W / 39.78841°N 75.64828°W |
| Area | 7.4 acres (3.0 ha) |
| Built | 1937 |
| Built by | J. S. Cornell & Son |
| Architect | Victorine & Samuel Homsey (house) Thomas Warren Sears (landscape) |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| Website | mtcubacenter |
| NRHP reference No. | 03000172 |
| Added to NRHP | April 2, 2003 |
Mt. Cuba Center is a non-profit botanical garden located in Hockessin, Delaware, near Wilmington, in the gently rolling hills of the Delaware Piedmont. Its woodland gardens produce some of the most spectacular displays of wildflowers in the mid-Atlantic region. Mt. Cuba is open to the public from April through November for general admission, guided tours and special programs. Education courses, including a Certificate in Ecological Gardening, are offered year-round.