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June 19, 2019

Japanese Tea Gardens

Published on June 19, 2019 by Erez

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Originally a rock quarry, part of the Japanese tea garden came from a donation by George W. Brackenridge and another section from Emma Koehler. In 1915 Ray Lambert, city parks commissioner, thought it would make a nice location for a lily pond.

Ultimately, it grew to become a tea garden. The latest renovations began in 2007 and cost about $1.6 million, compared with the $7,000 Lambert originally spent to open the park. It is a Registered Texas Historic Landmark and on the National Register of Historic Places.

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