National Register of Historic Places for Rose Garden

TYLER — The Tyler Municipal Rose Garden will observe a distinguished honor on Thursday. After a two-year application process, the Rose Garden will celebrate having having been listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The ceremony is scheduled for 2 p.m. Attendants will be able to observe the blooming garden, enjoy speakers and live music, a plaque presentation and refreshments. All attendees will receive hand-cut single roses.

The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the country’s historic buildings, districts, sites, structures and objects worthy of preservation. It was established as part of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 and is overseen by the National Park Service. The National Register recognizes more than 90,000 properties for their significance in American history, architecture, art, archeology, engineering and culture. While work on the property began as early as 1912, construction really took off in 1938 when the project was awarded a federal grant by the Works Project Administration. The Tyler Municipal Rose Garden officially opened to the public in 1952. Nearly 3,000 rose bushes donated from local nurseries were used in the first planting. Today, the Rose Garden features more than 32,000 bushes and 600 cultivars. It is the largest public collection of roses in the United States and one of the reasons Tyler is known as the “Rose Capital of America.”
For more information on the National Register of Historic Places, visit NPS.gov. For more information on Tyler roses and other Tyler attractions, go to VisitTyler.com.