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]

The Francis Cope House.

History

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

The Francis Cope House is made largely of Wissahickon schist, which was harvested from a nearby Washington Lane quarry.[5]

References
  1. Klein, William M. Gardens of Philadelphia & the Delaware Valley. Temple University Press, 1995. p. 261-262. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
  2. Levine, Adam. A Guide to the Great Gardens of the Philadelphia Region. Temple University Press, 2007. p. 34.
  3. 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.
  4. "Our History". Awbury Arboretum | Philadelphia, PA. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
  5. "Francis Cope House". Awbury Arboretum | Philadelphia, PA. Retrieved 2023-04-26.

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