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Bamboo Brook Outdoor Education Center

Botanical gardens in New JerseyChester Township, New JerseyCounty parks in New JerseyNational Register of Historic Places in Morris County, New JerseyNew Jersey Register of Historic Places
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Merchiston Farm, Chester Township, NJ Upper Water, looking east
Merchiston Farm, Chester Township, NJ Upper Water, looking east

Bamboo Brook Outdoor Education Center is a botanical garden and public park in Chester Township, New Jersey. The house and garden, listed using its historic name, Merchiston Farm, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 13, 1989 for its significance as the home of the American landscape architect Martha Brookes Hutcheson and her landscaping of the property.

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Bamboo Brook Outdoor Education Center
Longview Road, Chester Township

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07979 Chester Township
New Jersey, United States
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Merchiston Farm, Chester Township, NJ Upper Water, looking east
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Chester Township, New Jersey
Chester Township, New Jersey

Chester Township is a township in Morris County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 7,713, a decrease of 125 (−1.6%) from the 2010 census count of 7,838, which in turn reflected an increase of 556 (+7.6%) from the 7,282 counted in the 2000 census. The township's name is derived from Chestershire in England.Periodically recognized as part of the Somerset Hills, Chester Township is located in the Raritan Valley region within the New York Metropolitan area. It is known as the "doughnut" around Chester Borough since it completely surrounds it, making it part of 21 pairs of "doughnut towns" in the state, where one municipality entirely surrounds another.Located about 40 miles (64 km) west of New York City, Chester Township is a semi-rural residential community known for its agricultural and equestrian farms along with its country estates. The township is characterized by undeveloped, residentially zoned areas that largely contain vast amounts of open space comprised of farmland — much of which is preserved — in addition to public parks.The township has been one of the state's highest-income communities. Based on data from the 2014–2018 American Community Survey, the township residents had a median household income of $160,625, more than double the statewide median of $79,363. In 2010, Forbes ranked Chester Township at 321st in its listing of "America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes," with a median home price of $823,691.