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{{Infobox historic site
| name = Van Vleck House and Gardens
| image = VanVleckHouse.jpg
| caption = Back facade
| location = 21 Van Vleck Street, [[Montclair, New Jersey|Montclair]], [[New Jersey]], United States
| locmapin = USA New Jersey Essex County
| coordinates = {{coord|40|49|20|N|74|12|43|W|display=inline,title}}
| area = {{convert|5.8|acre|sigfig=2}}
| built = 1916
| architect = Joseph Van Vleck Jr
| architecture = [[Mediterranean Revival architecture]]
| governing_body = [[National Trust for Historic Preservation]]
}}
'''Van Vleck House and Gardens''' is a former private estate run as a non-profit community resource in [[Montclair, New Jersey|Montclair]] in [[Essex County, New Jersey|Essex County]], [[New Jersey]], United States. It features a public botanical garden of mostly [[ericaceous plant]]s that has been developed over several generations. The display of [[rhododendron]]s and [[azalea]]s shows numerous hybrids, several named after members of the Van Vleck family.
The property had been in the hands of the Van Vleck family until 1993 when it was turned over to [[The Montclair Foundation]]. The main house, built in 1916 by Joseph Van Vleck Jr. as a Mediterranean villa, is available for events by non-profit organizations. A Chinese [[wisteria sinensis|wisteria]] that was  planted in 1939 climbs around the pillars of the back [[portico]].
==Gallery==
<gallery caption="House and Garden Gallery" widths="300px" heights="100px" perrow="3>
File:Wisteria on Van Vleck House, Montclair NJ (2006).jpg|The Wisteria wrapping around one of the pillars
File:Van Vleck House and Gardens (Montclair NJ, 2006).jpg|Van Vleck House and Gardens
File: VanVleckHouse.jpg|Van Vleck House and Gardens
</gallery>
==External links==
* [http://www.vanvleck.org Official site]
===See also===
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* [[Howard Van Vleck Arboretum]]
{{Montclair Parks, New Jersey}}
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[[Category:Botanical gardens in New Jersey]]
[[Category:Houses in Essex County, New Jersey]]
[[Category:Montclair, New Jersey]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Essex County, New Jersey]]
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