Union Township near Elverson in Berks County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Ironmaster's Garden

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2009

1. Ironmaster's Garden Marker

Inscription. An elaborate arrangement of flowers, herbs, and fruits once decorated these terraces. Violets, poppies, roses, daffodils, and hollyhocks were formally arranged in the ironmaster's garden. Rosemary and thyme scented the air as Hopewell's gardener busily tended the greenhouse. Beehives resting near the summerhouse provided plenty of honey for the mansion table.

Erected by National Park Service.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & Forestry • Industry & Commerce.

Location. 40° 12.372′ N, 75° 46.419′ W. Marker is near Elverson, Pennsylvania, in Berks County. It is in Union Township. Marker can be reached from Mark Bird Lane. Marker is about 50 feet NNW of the ironmaster's house on the grounds of Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site off Shed Road (Pennsylvania Route 345). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 20 Mark Bird Ln, Elverson PA 19520, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Headraces (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cooling Shed (about 300 feet away); Anthracite Furnace (about 400 feet away); Charcoal Kilns (about 500 feet away); Charcoal Pit

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(about 500 feet away); Warwick Furnace (approx. 3.1 miles away); Swedish Pioneers (approx. 4 miles away); Colonel Thomas Bull (approx. 4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Elverson.

Ironmaster's House, and Garden Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2009

2. Ironmaster's House, and Garden Marker

Ironmaster's Garden and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2009

3. Ironmaster's Garden and Marker

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2009

4. Ironmaster's House, and Garden Marker

Ironmaster's Garden image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2009

5. Ironmaster's Garden

Ironmaster's Garden Drawing on Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 4, 2009

6. Ironmaster's Garden Drawing on Marker

"This sketch, by Mary A. Krewson, depicts her childhood recollection of the ironmaster's garden - late 1800s."

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 2, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 836 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on November 2, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.