History
In the mid-1880s, when the Stanfords had plans for
a home where the Mausoleum now stands, Mrs.
Stanford had landscape architect, Rudolph Ulrich,
design
a
cactus garden,
known then as 'the Arizona
Garden'.
Upon the death
of the Stanford's son, however, plans to build the
home were abandoned. (See Mausoleum).
Half a century later, during World War II, garden
maintenance was discontinued, and up to 80 percent
of the specimens were lost.
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