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The Duke Farms and Gardens were originally constructed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, as part of a 2,700-acre estate built by James Buchanan Duke , founder of the American Tobacco Company . As the estate was landscaped, over two million shrubs and specimen trees were planted. Currently only the 11 display Greenhouse s are open to the public. Each is a full-scale re-creation of a garden theme, country or period. Greenhouse restoration began in 1958 under the guidance of Doris Duke , James Duke's only child, inspired by DuPont's Longwood Gardens . In 1960 she donated eleven acres of her estate, including the greenhouses, to the Gardens Foundation. The greenhouses opened to the public in 1964. The greenhouse gardens currently include:
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