Curtis Hall Arboretum

Curtis Arboretum
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Curtis Hall on the grounds of the Curtis Arboretum
Location:	1250 W. Church Rd. Cheltenham, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:	40°4′58″N 75°11′31″W / 40.08278°N 75.19194°W / 40.08278; -75.19194Coordinates: 40°4′58″N 75°11′31″W / 40.08278°N 75.19194°W / 40.08278; -75.19194
Area:	45 acres (180,000 m2)
Built:	1937
Architect:	Baily & Truscott, et al.; Frederick Law Olmstead
Architectural style:	Renaissance Revival
Governing body:	Local
NRHP Reference#:	02000229[1]
Added to NRHP:	March 20, 2002

The Curtis Hall Arboretum, sometimes called Curtis Arboretum, is a forty-five-acre arboretum that is located at 1250 Church Road (Route 73), Wyncote, Pennsylvania. The arboretum was founded by Mary Louise Curtis Bok, in honor of her father, Cyrus Curtis. The landscaping was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. The arboretum is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The arboretum surrounds Curtis Hall, once the ballroom of the Curtis family mansion, which now is operated by the Cheltenham Township Parks and Recreation Department.^[2] The arboretum features hills, two ponds, a dog park, a small World War II memorial and over fifty types of trees.

Curtis Arboretum serves as the home course for the Cheltenham High School men's Cross Country team.

See also

• William F. Curtis Arboretum, Allentown, Pennsylvania
• List of botanical gardens in the United States

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  A colonnade or pergola remaining from the Curtis mansion

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  Curtis Hall from the rear

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  A historical marker on the site

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  Ironwork with an oak leaf motif at the entrance gate

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
2. ^ "Chelteham Township:Township Parks System". Township web site. Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania. http://www.cheltenhamtownship.org/parks/parksys.htm. Retrieved 2010-09-06. "Former estate of Cyrus H. K. Curtis, publishing magnate, the arboretum and music room of his mansion was acquired by the Township in 1937 as a gift from Mr. Curtis' daughter to last during her lifetime. Upon her death, it was reverted back to the Curtis heirs. The property was purchased by the Township in 1974. The Hall is the former music room and ballroom of the Curtis mansion. A stone memorial and tree grove was established by the Township in 1948 in tribute to all residents who gave their lives in service in World War II." 

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