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Bartram's Garden is a 50-acre public garden and National Historic Landmark in Southwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, situated on the banks of the Tidal Schuylkill River. [2] Founded in 1728 by botanist John Bartram (1699–1777), it is the oldest botanical garden to survive in North America. [ 3 ]
The neighborhood takes its name from noted botanist John Bartram, whose historical home and gardens, Bartram's Garden, are located nearby. Bartram's Garden, also known as the John Bartram House, is a National Historic Landmark. [2] Bartram Village is also the name of a housing project in the neighborhood located at 54th Street and Elmwood Avenue.
The properties are distributed across all of Philadelphia's 12 planning districts. East/West Oak Lane, Olney, Upper North and Lower North are included as North Philadelphia. Kensington, Near Northeast and Far Northeast are part of Northeast Philadelphia. Roxborough/Manayunk and Germantown/Chestnut Hill are a part of Northwest Philadelphia.
Philadelphia, Germantown: c. 1730 Mill Quaker Mill House: Goldsboro: 1731 House One of the oldest houses in central Pennsylvania [citation needed] Bartram's Garden: Philadelphia, Kingsessing: 1731 House The home of John Bartram (1699–1777), America's first botanist and father of William Bartram (1739–1823), himself an eminent botanist and ...
The neighborhood is named for Andrew M. Eastwick, an engineer and patron of Bartram's Garden. [1] It was largely rural until the 1920s when swampy land was dredged to create room for an airport and other large-scale uses within the city limits. Much of the original housing built before the 1950s lacked sewer service and other urban conveniences.
John Bartram (May 23, 1699 – September 22, 1777) was an American botanist, horticulturist, and explorer, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for most of his career. . Swedish botanist and taxonomist Carl Linnaeus said he was the "greatest natural botanist in the w
North Philadelphia 1–15 Kelly Drive: Fairmount: A row of fifteen historic boathouses along the Schuylkill River. The Schuylkill Navy is based here. Architect Frank Furness and the Undine Barge Club have association with this site. 7: Carpenters' Hall
The Athenaeum of Philadelphia, located at 219 S. 6th Street between St. James Place and Locust Street in the Society Hill section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is a special collections library and museum founded in 1814. The Athenaeum's purpose, according to its organizational principles, is to collect materials "connected with the history and ...