History
In the early-1880s, 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.'. In 1884, the Stanford's 15-year old son died of typhoid fever while the family ws traveling in Italy.
Plans to build the
home were abandoned, but the garden remained.
(See
Mausoleum Trees).
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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