Arthur Ross Greenhouse
The Arthur Ross Greenhouse is a greenhouse located on the fifth floor of Milbank Hall at Barnard College, New York City. Originally a rooftop garden, it is used for botanical research and hosts a collection of approximately 650 species of plants. History Origin and botanical use First established in 1897 as a rooftop garden, its facilities were upgraded for the first time in 1928 by professor Edmund Ware Sinnott, who used the greenhouse to conduct his pioneering studies on squash genetics. After Sinnott left in 1940 to become the chair of the botany department at Yale University, it continued to be used for research and teaching by both faculty and students at Barnard, though over time it deteriorated and become energy-inefficient. Replacement In 1996, trustee Arthur Ross donated $1 million to replace the greenhouse with a new, state-of-the-art facility, which was completed and dedicated in 1998. The new greenhouse is computer-controlled, with automated temperature control, ven ...
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