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A Gilded Age Oregon estate has a new mission, bringing together scientists, students and gardeners
A Gilded Age Oregon estate has a new mission, bringing together scientists, students and gardeners
A Gilded Age Oregon estate has a new mission, bringing together scientists, students and gardeners

Published on: 08/11/2025

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Weekday visitors to the 10-acre Elk Rock Garden estate in Portland’s Dunthorpe enclave walk paths to see themed gardens.Elk Rock Foundation board member Nancy Truszkowski, left, joins Elk Rock Garden executive director Stephanie Brown, center, and Peter Platt, board president to discuss the garden's offerings on Aug. 1, 2025.The Kerr manor house at Elk Rock Garden will have office space for green space organizations.The 10-acre Elk Rock Garden estate overlooking the Willamette River in Portland’s Dunthorpe suburb is open to the public on weekdays.Visitors walk over bridges, see dramatic basalt retaining walls and a winding rock garden, and plants along stone steps.Elk Rock Garden Foundation board member Nancy Truszkowski said the garden is “a testament to dedication and patience,” and a healthy refuge for people “to mourn or rejoice,” and feel better being in nature.The 10-acre Elk Rock Garden estate in Portland’s Dunthorpe suburb is open weekdays.The 10-acre Elk Rock Garden estate in Portland’s Dunthorpe suburb is open weekdays.The 10-acre Elk Rock Garden estate in Portland’s Dunthorpe suburb is open weekdays.Pathways led to different themed gardens.The 10-acre Elk Rock Garden estate in Portland’s Dunthorpe suburb is open weekdays.The Elk Rock Garden estate extends to a point overlooking Elk Rock Island in the Willamette River.The 10-acre Elk Rock Garden estate in Portland’s Dunthorpe suburb is open weekdays.The 10-acre Elk Rock Garden estate in Portland’s Dunthorpe suburb is open weekdays.The 10-acre Elk Rock Garden estate in Portland’s Dunthorpe suburb is open weekdays.The 10-acre Elk Rock Garden estate in Portland’s Dunthorpe suburb is open weekdays.The 10-acre Elk Rock Garden estate in Portland’s Dunthorpe suburb is open weekdays.The 10-acre Elk Rock Garden estate in Portland’s Dunthorpe suburb is open weekdays.The 10-acre Elk Rock Garden estate in Portland’s Dunthorpe suburb is open weekdays.The 10-acre Elk Rock Garden estate in Portland’s Dunthorpe suburb is open weekdays.The 10-acre Elk Rock Garden estate in Portland’s Dunthorpe suburb is open weekdays.A weather vane on top of Elk Rock Garden’s historic manor house includes garden originator Peter Kerr's initials.The Kerr manor house topped with a weather vane with Peter Kerr's initials will have office space for horticultural organizations.The Kerr manor house at Elk Rock Garden will have office space for horticultural organizations.The 10-acre Elk Rock Garden estate in Portland’s Dunthorpe suburb is open weekdays.Elk Rock Garden’s historic manor house overlooks Mount Hood from its hillside perch in Portland’s Dunthorpe neighborhood.

The famous Elk Rock Garden estate, created during the Gilded Age in Portland’s affluent Dunthorpe enclave, has a new mission: To promote healthy ecosystems and climate resiliency in all neighborhoods.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/hg/2025/08/a-gilded-age-oregon-estate-has-a-new-mission-bringing-together-scientists-students-and-gardeners.html

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