interpretation of john bartram's garden by - University of Delaware ...

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After Bartram's death in 1777, his house and garden
were inherited by John Bartram Jr., who in turn willed that
section of Bartram property to his daughter, Mrs. Ann Carr,
in 181d3
In April of 1850, Robert and Ann Carr sold the
house and garden to Andrew Eastwick. After Eastwick's
death in 1879, the land was administered by the Pennsylvania
Company for Insurance, which in 1893 sold the tract to the
City of Philadelphia, With the purchase of sixteen addi-
tional acres in 1897, the city completed acquisition of the
land which now comprises Bartram Park, 14
The descendants of John Bartram formed an associa-
tion to help care for the property in 1893 and enlarged the
membership in 1924 to include the interested public, 15
Since that time, despite several attempts to restore the
garden, the level of interpretation has remained low. In
recent years the property has been little more than a public
park, distinguished only by the historic house and a rela-
tively diverse collection of trees and shrubs. In order to
insure the public support needed to secure the future of
Bartram's Garden, its functions must be clearly defined and
developed.