Bartram's House, Bartram's Garden [graphic]. Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer. Bartram, John, 1699-1777 -- Homes and haunts. Dwellings -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. Gardens -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. Philadelphia artists. Photograph showing Bartram's House, a two-story stone house with three engaged stone columns decorating the front facade. The house has three dormer windows on the roof and is surrounded by trees. Bartram’s Gardens, founded by American botanist John Bartram, is the oldest surviving botanic garden in North America. Built in 1728, the gardens cover forty-six acres with a focus in North American plants. The Gardens became a Philadelphia city park in 1891. Bartram’s stone house was originally built 1728-1731. Photograph from negative number 554. Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris. Edited. PA. Philadelphia. 1888 April 21, 1888 Gelatin silver prints. 1 photograph: gelatin silver print; 4 x 5 in. Islandora:3129 Library Company of Philadelphia Print Dept. Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2072] P.9895.2072 Bartram's Garden (Philadelphia, Pa.)