Old City in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
18th Century Garden
Independence National Historical Park
The re-created garden you see here incorporates many features of formal gardens in the 1700s. Neat pathways, geometric flower beds, small orchards, and gazebos are characteristic of early Philadelphia gardens.
Volunteers from the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society plant and maintain this area.
Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Colonial Era • Horticulture & Forestry.
Location. 39° 56.842′ N, 75° 8.848′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in Old City. It is on Walnut Street (County Road 3006) just east of South 4th Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 325 Walnut St, Philadelphia PA 19106, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Old St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church (a few steps from this marker); Todd House (within shouting distance of this marker); A Changing Neighborhood (within shouting distance of this marker); A Working-Class House in the Capital City (within shouting distance of this marker); James Madison 4th President lived here
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Additional keywords. landscape architecture
Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 15, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 471 times since then and 52 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 15, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
