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Save the Smithsonian's Enid Haupt Garden!

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anne zimmer
9 years ago

We love this garden! Live in the area and visit it on almost every trip to DC. It is a treasure-please do not destroy this garden. It is beautiful in winter and every other season.

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Jane delange
9 years ago

Please save this oasis.

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Anonymous
9 years ago

The Garden is a wonderful place to enjoy, a perfect transition from the street to the Mall. NO MORE GRASS!

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Nicole Williams
9 years ago

It would be a tragedy to destroy this beautiful, timeless garden to replace it with a generic, sterile, architectural fad.

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David B Morgan
9 years ago

THIS GARDEN IS A MEANINGFUL RESPITE FOR THOSE ENJOYING THE MALL

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Nancy G Morgan
9 years ago

Please save this wonderful space!!!

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Cynthia A Drayton
9 years ago

Please preserve this beautiful garden.

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Diana Clagett
9 years ago

The Enid Haupt Garden is a wonderful complement to the beauty of the 19th century deigns by Renwick of the original Smithsonian building which is affectionately called "the Castle". I feel that all of the Visitors to the Smithsonian Instution deserve to see the Garden "as is", as opposed to some modern visitor center that belongs better with a modern building such as the Air and Space Museum or the Hirshhorn Museum. Please do not change the Haupt Garden - put the center somewhere else. Thank you, Diana S Clagett, Docent, Freer and Sackler Galleries.

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Augusta Moravec
9 years ago

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Augusta Moravec
9 years ago

this garden is a work of art, not something to be destroyed.

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Jennifer Urquhart
9 years ago

It's crazy and also costly to dig up a stunning garden designed by Enid Haupt. Fix the drainage without damaging the garden, please.

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Laura D Chester
9 years ago

Please do not destroy this lovely garden!

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Anonymous
9 years ago

The garden is a real gem in D.C. All the major cities of Europe have beautiful public gardens, so our capital should also. I walk through or sit there often to get away from the city. Please preserve it.

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valerie burden
9 years ago

This beautiful garden must be saved.

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Alexandra Swezey
9 years ago

I have enjoyed many quiet This garden is a highlight to every Smithsonian visit. Please don't change a thing.

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Christina Griffin
9 years ago

Save the enid haupt garden

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Maisie Hughes
9 years ago

Please invest the funds for this project into something that needs renovating. This garden is amazing the way it is.

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Anonymous
9 years ago

As a member of the Smithsonian Legacy society, changes to the Haupt garden is neither an aesthetic change nor an expense I can support

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Hawsie Nash
9 years ago

I think the open Enid Haupt garden space should be maintained

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Faith Halter
9 years ago

Cannot believe that the Smithsonian would get rid of this gem -- my favorite spot on the Mall, a beautiful oasis.