READINGS
CHAPTERS OF THE PARK CHARMS: Stories Behind Fairmount Park’s Historic Houses
#1/April 2020: Protectors of the Park: The Fairmount Park Guards at Woodford Mansion. By Jeffrey Duncan, Woodford Mansion Curator and Site Manager
THE SCHUYLKILL VILLAS: A revealing look into the history of extraordinary 18th century treasures in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park. Joan Church Roberts, 2006
Toward a Preservation of the Grounds of Lemon Hill in Light of Their Past and Present Significance for Philadelphia Owen Tasker Robbins, 1987
RESEARCH
The Historic Houses of Fairmount Park continue to be relevant to scholars of American history – who along with the houses’ dedicated docents and researchers from Philadelphia’s universities have allowed us to understand ever more about these buildings and the people who lived and worked in them.
It’s important to us that all Philadelphians be able to understand and share in their collective past, and we strive to incorporate new discoveries and narratives into our educational efforts.
We’ve gathered scholarship on the houses here to make it accessible to the public. If you are doing research on or interested in researching one of the Park Charms, let us know about it and we can feature your work.
Email jsigmund@myphillypark.org for more information.
