Lodge included a swimming pool, tennis court, and walking paths. Dr. Upjohn also planted thousands of trees and flowers. Though iris were his first love, he turned his attention to peonies which flourished in the local soil. According to varying reports, Dr. Upjohn grew from 400 to 675 varieties of peonies, of glorious red, white and pink blossoms. Alongside the mill pond, also part of the original landscaping, is a lovely Japanese garden. In 1967, a Japanese guest who was particularly pleased with his stay at Brook Lodge, sent an authentic temple lantern as a token of his appreciation. With the help of a Japanese architect who insisted that every element "feel right" in order to "look right," the temple garden came to life. Brook Lodge Conference Center occupies of grounds, of which 40 are maintained for guests' enjoyment. Brook Lodge Hotel and Conference Resort closed at the end of 2009. Since then, the resort has been vacant and closed to public with warnings of prosecution when people entered any property of the former Brook Lodge. Humanitarian contributions Dr. Upjohn helped establish the commissioner-manager form of government in Kalamazoo. He provided the seed for the Kalamazoo Community Foundation, established the W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, and contributed to the Kalamazoo Civic Auditorium. Known as a lover of flowers, he established gardens at Brook Lodge, his summer home near Augusta. Personal life Dr. Upjohn married Rachel Phoebe Babcock on December 24, 1878. They had five children: Rachel Winifred Upjohn Smith Light (1880-1929), William Harold Upjohn (1884-1928), Mary Upjohn (1889-1889, infant death), Dorothy Upjohn DeLano Dalton (1890-1981), and Genevieve Upjohn Gilmore (1894-1990). Rachel Phoebe Babcock Upjohn died on July 4, 1905, after twenty-seven years of marriage. On December 25, 1913, Dr. Upjohn married again, this time to his neighbor Carrie Maria Sherwood Gilmore, widow of James F. Gilmore, one of the founders of the Gilmore Brothers department store. Suzanne Upjohn DeLano Parish, Dr. Upjohn's granddaughter via his daughter Dorothy Upjohn DeLano Dalton, was a Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) during World War II, and founded the Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum, later named the Air Zoo. See also Upjohn W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research References Further reading External links Kalamazoo Public Library, William E. Upjohn: Person of the Century Upjohn Family Papers: 1795-1974 at Bentley Historical Library at the University of Michigan 1853 births 1932 deaths People from Kalamazoo,