Pennsylvania Horticultural Society - Philadelphia Garden Photographs, 1900-1940: 1. Garden Club of Philadelphia

About This Collection

The Garden Club of Philadelphia was established in 1904 by Mrs. J. Willis Martin and Miss Ernestine Goodman to promote an interest in gardens, their design, and management. The garden club held meetings, conducted horticultural research, attended lectures, and participated in civic endeavors. In 1913, several members of the Garden Club of Philadelphia joined with several women from other local gardening associations to form the larger Garden Club of America. This collection, comprised of more than 300 views on glass, most hand-tinted, focuses on individual private gardens in and around Philadelphia, eastern Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. The images provide unique documentation of gardens that are either “lost” or have been significantly altered during the last half of the 20th-century and include multiple views of the estate gardens of Andalusia, Stenton, Highlands, and Ludington among many others. This digital project is supported by a grant from the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

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Abington Friends Meeting House
Aldie
Aldie
Aldie
Aldie
Aldie
Aldie
Aldie
Aldie
Allgates
Allgates
Andalusia
Andalusia
Andalusia
Andalusia
Andalusia
Andalusia
Appleford
Appleford
Appleford