Logan Square in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
South Garden
The South Garden is one of the earliest formalized public gardens in the United States. Its basic plan, designed by Frederick Graff in 1829, has been reconstructed. The Marble Fountain, c. 1830, was placed in the center of a series of geometrical paths. The fountain boasted the city's tallest spray of water, created by the pressure of the adjacent Reservoir.
As the Garden matured it became as celebrated as the nearby neoclassical buildings. Visitors strolled past sculpture, memorials, and benches beneath a tall tree canopy. The Engine House reopened as a restaurant in the 1830s as a restaurant in the 1830s. Stairs led down to the Esplanade, built in 1835 along the riverbank below the Garden.
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Prior to 1830 this area was used to store wood for the steam engines. Visitors can be seen along the river's edge before the Esplanade was built.
South Garden, circa 1840. The Marble Fountain's jet of water was fed by a pipe connected to the reservoirs aboe.
Well-dressed strollers enjoy the South Garden's mature shade trees in this 1870s lithograph.
Erected by Fairmount Park Conservancy.
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Location. 39° 57.906′ N, 75° 10.986′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Logan Square. Marker is on Schuylkill River Trail, 0.1 miles south of Waterworks Drive, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 640 Waterworks Dr, Philadelphia PA 19130, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Peace Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Paths & Pavilions (within shouting distance of this marker); Useful & Beautiful / Timeline (within shouting distance of this marker); Frederick Graff (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Frederick Graff (within shouting distance of this marker); Rebirth & Renewal (within shouting distance of this marker); Fairmount Water Works (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Making of an Icon (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.
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Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 27, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 88 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 27, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
