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Rittenhouse Town in the Wissahickon Valley

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A Place of Natural Beauty

Germantown is a neighborhood of Victorian houses, shade trees, and hidden gardens. It includes the lower reaches of the Wissahickon Valley, the only Alpine valley in the world located entirely within a city boundaries. Its gardens are home to a variety of birds and other wildlife, including raccoons and possums, and at twilight on some streets near the Wissahickon you will see an occasional white-tailed deer. A ramble through the Tulpehocken Station Historic District or along the Wissahickon trails will revive the body and refresh the spirit.

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A Partial List of Beautiful Places and Park Preservation Groups in Germantown

Contact Information Notes
Vernon Park
5818 Germantown Avenue (North of Chelten)
Philadelphia, PA 19144
Located between Germantown Avenue and Greene Street in West Central Germantown, Vernon Park is the site of Vernon, the mansion of John Wister. It is the site of the Center in the Park, a rain garden, a playground for children, and many trees and plantings.
Friends of Vernon Park
215-843-5007
Neighborhood support group for Vernon Park.
Tulpehocken Station Historic District
Tulpehocken-Walnut Sts.
Philadelphia, PA 19144
Bordered by Tulpehocken Street, Wayne Avenue, Germantown Avenue, and Walnut Lane, "the Tulpehocken Station Historic District … provides a unique case study on the rise of the American suburb." (livingplaces.com)
Wissahickon Valley
Fairmount Park
Philadelphia, PA 19144

215-247-0417
Wonderful hiking and nature walks in the only urban Alpine-type valley in the world. Trail maps and information available by calling the listed number.
RittenhouseTown
Off Lincoln Drive
Philadelphia, PA 19144

215-438-5711
Located near the entrance to the Wissahickon Valley, this is the site of the first hand paper mill in America. Many workshops, especially on hand papermaking, available.
Friends of the Wissahickon
8708 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19118-2717
Phone: 215-247-0417
Email: office@fow.org
The Friends of the Wissahickon (FOW) is a 1,600 member, non-profit organization founded in 1924 "to preserve the natural beauty and wildness of the Wissahickon Valley and stimulate public interest therein."
   
Awbury Arboretum
Chew Street, east of Washington Lane
Philadelphia, PA 19138

215-849-2855
57 Acres of gardens, lawns, and woodlands designed along the English landscape model. Special emphasis on educational programs for children.
Wister Woods Park
Belfield Ave & Wister St
Philadelphia PA 19144
Part of the Fairmount Park system. Located in Southwest Germantown. Map

 

 

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