The Curtis Arboretum is a arboretum in

Wyncote, Pennsylvania Wyncote is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It borders the northwestern and northeastern section of Philadelphia. Wyncote is located 11 miles from Center City Philadelphia at the southeaster ...

. The arboretum was founded by Mary Louise Curtis Bok in honor of her father,

Cyrus Curtis Cyrus Hermann Kotzschmar Curtis (June 18, 1850June 7, 1933) was an American publisher of magazines and newspapers, including the '' Ladies' Home Journal'' and ''The Saturday Evening Post''.Ingham, John N. Biographical Dictionary of American Busines ...

. The landscaping was designed by

Frederick Law Olmsted Frederick Law Olmsted (April 26, 1822August 28, 1903) was an American landscape architect, journalist, social critic, and public administrator. He is considered to be the father of landscape architecture in the USA. Olmsted was famous for co ...

. The arboretum is listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...

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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. The arboretum features hills, two ponds, a dog park, a small World War II memorial, and over 50 types of trees. Curtis Arboretum serves as the home course for the

Cheltenham High School Cheltenham High School is a public high school in the Wyncote neighborhood of Cheltenham Township, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, located from the border of the City of Philadelphia and from Center City. Serving grades 9 through 12, Chelt ...

men's and women's cross country running teams. Image:Curtis Hall III.JPG, A

colonnade In classical architecture, a colonnade is a long sequence of columns joined by their entablature, often free-standing, or part of a building. Paired or multiple pairs of columns are normally employed in a colonnade which can be straight or cur ...

or pergola remaining from the Curtis mansion Image:Curtis Hall I.JPG, Curtis Hall from the rear Image:Curtis Ironwork.JPG, Ironwork with an oak leaf motif at the entrance gate Image:Curtis Veterans Memorial.JPG, The Curtis Arboretum Valley of Remembrance

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{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Parks on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Arboreta in Pennsylvania Dog parks in the United States Parks in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania 1937 establishments in Pennsylvania Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

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