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Bartram, John, House

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
County of Philadelphia.
54th Street and Lindbergh Blvd.
National Register Number: 66000676
 Resource type: Building.
Property type: Domestic - single dwelling. The threat level was Satisfactory in
2004.
Congressional District: PA-1 Certified Local Government: YES
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Current use/information: House Museum and garden.

Statement of Significance (as of designation - October 9, 1960):
Constructed in 1731, this was the residence of John Bartram (1699-1777), one of America's first native botanists. The gardens, enlarged by his son, were filled with rare and exotic plants.


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