Francis Cope House
The Francis Cope House is a historic building located on the grounds of the Awbury Arboretum in the U.S. city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1][2][3][4] Nowadays it is a rentable space, owned by Awbury Arboretum.[5]
History[edit]
A Quaker shipping merchant by the name of Henry Cope bought the Awbury property in 1852, and it served as a summer estate for his family. Awbury was named for Avebury, the English town where he was born. He bought the forty-acre property by his daughter and son-in-law, Mary Cope and John Smith Haines. In 1861, Henry's oldest son, a man by the name of Francis Reeve Cope and his wife Anna built their house, which is the Francis Cope House. Soon the Germantown property became a regular year-round home for the Cope-Haines family. For them, many houses were built throughout the 1860s-1920s.[4][5][1][2][3]
Architecture[edit]
The Francis Cope House is made largely of Wissahickon schist, which was harvested from a nearby Washington Lane quarry.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Klein, William M. Gardens of Philadelphia & the Delaware Valley. Temple University Press, 1995. p. 261-262. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ a b Levine, Adam. A Guide to the Great Gardens of the Philadelphia Region. Temple University Press, 2007. p. 34.
- ^ a b Harshberger, John W. The Old Gardens Of Pennsylvania, Awbury Arboretum. The Garden Magazine, Volumes 33-34, Doubleday, Page & Company, 1921. p. 255-256. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Our History". Awbury Arboretum | Philadelphia, PA. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
- ^ a b c "Francis Cope House". Awbury Arboretum | Philadelphia, PA. Retrieved 2023-04-26.