Bartram's House, Bartram's Garden
Morris, Marriott Canby
1863-1948
photographer
still image
Graphic
Gelatin silver prints
pau
PA. Philadelphia
April 21, 1888
1888
monographic
eng
1 photograph: gelatin silver print; 4 x 5 in.
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.
Forms part of Marriott C. Morris Collection.
Bartram, John
1699-1777
Homes and haunts
Dwellings
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Gardens
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Bartram's Garden (Philadelphia, Pa.)
P.9895.2072
Library Company of Philadelphia | Print Department
Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.9895.2072]
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