Curtis Arboretum, 1250 Church Road, Wyncote, Montgomery County, PA

2016 HALS Challenge Entry: Documenting National Register Listed Landscapes
For additional documentation, see also HABS PA-6057 (Curtis Hall) and HABS PA-6057-A (Curtis Hall, Dependency)
Significance: 1. Home of Abraham Barker, Barker Brothers Co. 1854-1891. 2. Landscape designed by Thomas Meehan, horticulturalist, 1880-90. 3. Home of Cyrus H. K. Curtis, founder Curtis Publishing, 1891-1933. 4. Landscape designed by Olmsted Brothers, 1936-39. 5. National Register of Historic Places, significant architecture, also known as: Lyndon; Cyrus, H.K., Estate NRIS #02000229, 2002. 6. Historic architects: William Lloyd Baily and Erling H. Pederson. 7. Historic features: bridges, walls, iron work. 8. Historic American Buildings (HABS) site, HABS NO. PA-6057, 1994
Survey number: HALS PA-29
Building/structure dates: ca. 1854 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1895 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1912 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1936-1939 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 02000229