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SOME HISTORIC FACTS 
 AND ASSOCIATIONS OF 
 
 FAIRMOUNT PARK 
 
 
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 ROSS and JOHNSON 
 
 PHILADELPHIA 
 1905 
 
 COPYRIGHT, 1905, BY J. ANDERSON ROSS 
 
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 For the historic facts and associations, the writer 
 of this sketch is indebted to : 
 
 KEYSER'S FAIRMOUNT PARK 
 
 and 
 
 WESCOTT'S HISTORIC MANSIONS 
 OF PHILADELPHIA 
 
 also to the 
 
 HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF PHILADELPHIA 
 
 for the use of the newspaper cuttings 
 on Fairmount Park 
 
 For designs of residences pages 24 and 35 credit 
 
 is due to 
 
 C. E. SCHERMERHORN, Architect 
 
 F. W. 
 
 
The Solitude 
 
 Historic Associations 
 
 *T* HE historic associations of Fairmount 
 
 * ) Park endear it to every patriotic heart. 
 
 agMal Few of us realize, perhaps, how much 
 
 pleasure we owe to these associations, 
 
 or how much we are surrounded and influenced 
 
 by them in Philadelphia, or in Fairmount Park, 
 
 which is one of the most attractive pleasure 
 
 grounds in the United States. 
 
. When William Penn beheld the rocky summit 
 covered with primeval forests on the east bank 
 of the Schuylkill River he called it 3faire=mount, 
 thus it is here, perhaps, that our earliest as- 
 sociations with the Park begin. The Founder 
 of Pennsylvania thought this goodly sight 
 would be an ideal place for residence, and with 
 the intention of having a suburban mansion 
 here at some time in the future he directed that 
 the most beautiful wild flowers of the woods 
 should be transplanted to these grounds, and 
 sent a skilful gardener from France to enrich 
 the hill north of Faire-mount by the culture 
 of foreign grapes. 
 
 The grapes did not adapt themselves to the 
 new soil, the mansion was not erected and "Old 
 Vineyard Hill" was all that remained to tell us 
 of the scheme. 
 
 Robert Morris — the financial patriot of the 
 Revolution — seeking a country home, purchased 
 in 1770 a tract of land containing over eighty 
 acres, including Old Vineyard Hill, lying on the 
 east bank of the Schuylkill River, north of 
 
Faire-mount. He gave it the name of "The 
 Hills," and erected a mansion on the ground 
 which was known as the "Hills House." 
 
 This was his favorite place of residence and 
 during his days of prosperity he exercised 
 unbounded hospitality within its walls. He 
 entertained the eminent men of the day, Wash- 
 ington, Franklin, Adams, and Jefferson being 
 among his guests. 
 
 Throughout the most stirring times in our 
 country's history he found "The Hills" a 
 haven of rest, a place in which he could lay 
 aside the cares of the country's finances and feel 
 released from the responsibilities of citizenship. 
 
 In a letter written in 1776 he says, "I have 
 always been satisfied with Philadelphia and 'The 
 Hills' — I dine at 'The Hills' to day and have 
 done so every Sunday, thus you see I continue 
 my old practice of mixing business with pleasure. 
 I have ever found them useful to each other." 
 
 When Mr. Morris was overwhelmed with 
 financial ruin, the sheriff sold "The Hills" in 
 1 799 in two parcels. The southern portion was 
 
Lemon Hill 
 
 bought by Mr. Henry Pratt, a shipping mer- 
 chant, who gave it the name of %cmo\\ 1bUL 
 The northern portion, known as SebQeiev, 
 was purchased by Mr. William Crammond. 
 
 Mr. Pratt tore down the Morris mansion 
 about 1800 and erected the house which now 
 stands on Lemon Hill. 
 
 His attractive gardens, rare flowers, and the 
 novelty of the fish pond made Lemon Hill seem 
 a little nearer Paradise than any other place in 
 the neighborhood of Philadelphia. 
 
After Mr. Pratt's death, the land was bought 
 by the Bank of the United States. When the 
 Bank became insolvent the City of Philadelphia 
 purchased the property of fifty-two acres, ex- 
 clusive of roads, for seventy-five thousand 
 dollars. The purchase was made in 1844 and it 
 was not until 1855 that. the estate was put to any 
 special use, at which time it was dedicated as a 
 public park and presented to the citizens of 
 Philadelphia as a place where they, too, might 
 find rest and recreation, as did Robert Morris 
 and his eminent compatriots. 
 
 Sedgeley, the portion of Mr. Morris's estate 
 purchased by Mr. Crammond, was acquired by 
 contributions of the citizens of Philadelphia, 
 and presented to the City as a public park in 
 1856 or 1857. 
 
 Sedgeley mansion, which was built by Mr. 
 Crammond about 1800, has been destroyed. It 
 was the first attempt to introduce the Gothic 
 style of architecture in country houses. 
 
 The present Sedgeley guard house was once 
 the stable and offices of Sedgeley mansion. 
 
Southwest of the guard house stands an 
 interesting association of the Civil War — 
 General Grant's cottage. It was occupied by 
 him at City Point as his headquarters during 
 the campaign in Virginia in 1 864-1 865. 
 
 Perhaps a no less interesting object in Sedge- 
 ley is an earthwork, yet traceable, constructed 
 during the Civil War, as a part of the system of 
 defence for Philadelphia. 
 
 Of the other historic places on the east side of 
 the Schuylkill perhaps rtBount pleasant holds 
 the greatest interest for us. It was for years 
 the country seat of Captain Macpherson, one 
 of the most noted men of Colonial days. 
 
 During the Revolution he tired of his Mount 
 Pleasant home and advertised it for sale. There 
 was no acceptable offer for the estate until the 
 spring of 1779 when General Benedict Arnold 
 bought it for a wedding gift to his intended wife 
 Miss Peggy Shippen. 
 
 After Arnold's treason it was confiscated in 
 1 78 1. From this date it had many proprietors 
 until it was finally owned by General Jonathan 
 
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Williams, the first Superintendent of West 
 Point Military Academy, and was held by his 
 family until purchased by the Park Commission 
 in 1868. 
 
 Among the many distinguished tenants of 
 Mount Pleasant, it is supposed that Baron von 
 Steuben was one, the veteran soldier who created 
 the discipline of the American Army and con- 
 verted the irregular bands of the colonies into the 
 army of the Revolution. 
 
 On the west side of the Schuylkill River the 
 country mansions were no less attractive than on 
 the east side. 
 
 Opposite "The Hills" — a site selected as "a 
 beautiful spot" — was "Zbe SolttuDe," the 
 home of John Penn, the bachelor and poet. 
 Early in the year of 1784 Mr. Penn made what 
 he called "a dear purchase" of fifteen acres of 
 land for which he paid six hundred pounds 
 sterling. On this land he erected a house of 
 which he writes: — "I named it from the Duke 
 of Wurtemburg's The Solitude, a name vastly 
 more characteristic of my place." 
 
Mr. Penn had pleasant neighbors in the good 
 fellows of the Colony of Schuylkill. This was 
 the first society of a social nature established in 
 Philadelphia, its long and pleasant history goes 
 back to 1732. In that year the Colony of the 
 Schuylkill was established for fishing and sport- 
 ing purposes upon the estate of William Warner, 
 who appropriated an acre of ground to the use of 
 the Society. 
 
 The members of the Colony erected a Castle 
 on the acre of ground and paid an annual rent 
 of "three sun perch fish" — the first of the 
 season. 
 
 The fish were ceremoniously borne up the hill 
 on a pewter plate, and as ceremoniously received 
 by Baron Warner on the porch of his handsome 
 mansion. 
 
 When the Fairmount Dam rendered fishing in 
 the River no longer a pleasant pastime, the 
 Castle was removed to Rambo's Park near 
 Gray's Ferry. 
 
 The Solitude, Mr. Warner's estate, contain- 
 ing his fine mansion, and the site of the Colony of 
 
Schuylkill have been absorbed by the Zoological 
 Gardens. Mr. Perm's house "The Solitude" 
 has been restored and is used by the officers of 
 the Zoological Society. 
 
 Like the third act in a drama so in the estates 
 of Lansdowne and Belmont would seem to cul- 
 minate the greatest historic interest and the 
 most romantic t 
 historic associa- 
 tions and the 
 beauties of nature 
 vie with each 
 other. 
 
 Picturesque ra- 
 vines and glens 
 thread the land 
 and lead towards 
 the Schuylkill. 
 
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 Briar ravine, 
 Lansdowne and 
 Belmont ravines, 
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are^names that bring to view the finest and 
 most charming scenery in the Park. 
 
 In 1773 the Honorable John Penn — cousin of 
 John Penn of "The Solitude" — purchased 
 about two hundred acres of land extending from 
 Mr. Warner's estate on the south to Belmont on 
 the north. 
 
 On the site which tradition says is now oc- 
 cupied by Horticultural Hall, Mr. Penn erected 
 a handsome stone mansion in the Italian style 
 of Architecture, to which he gave the name of 
 XansDowne* Why he called the mansion and 
 estate Lansdowne is not known, but it is con- 
 jectured that it was for the first Earl of Shel- 
 bourne, who at that time resided in Lansdowne 
 Mansion, London, and who afterwards became 
 the Marquis of Lansdowne. 
 
 As Lieutenant Governor and Commander-in- 
 Chief of the Province of Pennsylvania and the 
 "Three Lower Counties" Mr. Penn observed 
 lavish hospitality and maintained royal state on 
 these grounds. 
 
John Adams, writing to Jefferson in 1775, 
 says: — "Went to Lansdowne on Sunday, about 
 half a mile from Judge Peters's where you once 
 dined. The place is very retired, but very 
 beautiful, a splendid house, grand walks, 
 shrubberies and clumps of trees in the English 
 style — on the banks of the Schuylkill." 
 
 With Governor Penn ended the kingly repre- 
 sentatives in Pennsylvania, and the last represen- 
 tative in the Province of William Penn the 
 Founder. 
 
 Joseph Bonaparte was at one time a tenant of 
 Lansdowne. He leased it in 1816 for one year, 
 but lived there probably for two years. 
 
 "The Hut" near the river road was built 
 during William Bingham's residence at Lans- 
 downe, some time after 1797, and was occupied 
 by his son-in-law the Honorable Alexander 
 Baring, who with his wife resided there during 
 their sojourn in the United States. 
 
 For many years the mansion was unoccupied 
 and in 1854 was burned by accident — whilst 
 some boys were celebrating the Fourth of July. 
 
About 1866 the Barings sold the property to a 
 party of gentlemen in Philadelphia, who after- 
 wards ceded it to the city and it was added to 
 the Park, at which time the walls of the mansion 
 were standing in good preservation, among the 
 historic monuments of the Park, but they were 
 torn down and all traces of the site obliterated. 
 Belmont, situated north of Lansdowne, in- 
 terprets its name 
 in the surrounding 
 scenery of green- 
 sward, woodland 
 and water, sun- 
 light and shadow. 
 The estate of 
 about two hun- 
 dred and twenty 
 acres including 
 Peters's Island in 
 the Schuylkill was 
 purchased by Wil- 
 liam Peters from 
 the widow of Dan- 
 iel Jones in 1742. 
 
 Belmont Ravine 
 
He built a small stone house " in a fine situa- 
 tion," called it JBelmont and resided there 
 until about the Revolution, when he assigned 
 the use of the property to his son Richard — 
 afterwards Judge Peters. Whether the large 
 mansion on the north side of the original house 
 was built by William Peters or his son, Judge 
 Peters, is not known. 
 
 During the thirty-nine years in which Richard 
 Peters was Judge of the United District Court, 
 Belmont was the resort of eminent men famous 
 in history and politics. Washington, in his 
 diary, makes frequent reference to his visits to 
 Belmont. Foreign ambassadors and distin- 
 guished travelers ever found Judge Peters a 
 genial host. Chateaubriand, the French author 
 and statesman, Kosciusko, the Polish patriot, 
 and Dr. Joseph Priestly enjoyed his hospitality. 
 Lafayette visited the veteran statesman in 1824 
 at which time he planted the white walnut tree 
 near the mansion. 
 
 After the death of Judge Peters, Belmont 
 remained in quiet possession of his family until 
 
its serenity was disturbed in 1832 by the railway 
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 however, was abandoned after the Pennsylvania 
 Railroad bought the Columbia Road. The 
 
next event in the history of Belmont was its in- 
 corporation as a part of Fairmount Park in 1867 
 — together with the adjoining estates of Lans- 
 downe and Prospect Hill. 
 
 We see that when Philadelphia extended no 
 further west from the Delaware River than 
 Fourth or Fifth Streets nor north than Vine 
 Street, nor south than Pine, her eminent citizens 
 sought suburban residences. 
 
 As the stress of business and political life 
 increases, the desire to enjoy the charm and the 
 restful quiet of nature grows ; and thus it is that 
 the Philadelphia of to-day is rapidly becoming a 
 suburban city. 
 
 Adjoining Fairmount Park, and West of 
 Parkside Avenue, is a tract of land which origi- 
 nally belonged to Judge Peters's estate, and 
 became a part of the Park with Belmont in 1867. 
 This piece of land was exchanged by the Park 
 Commissioners in 1897 for land owned by 
 Colonel Bennett. The exchange was made for 
 the purpose of straightening the Park boundary, 
 but to this day it is still thought by many to 
 belong to the Park. 
 
No more attractive situation for suburban resi- 
 dences could be found than this goodly site. 
 The Park lies before it like a varied panorama, 
 rich in the beauties of nature, in colonial as- 
 sociations, and in historic interest. (See 
 Belmont Heights Plan.) One sees also the 
 beautiful hill, "a perpetual memorial of the 
 honored Grantor's name," Jesse George, and 
 at its foot still sings the little brook in memory 
 of him and his sister Rebecca. (See George's 
 Hill Plan.) 
 
 /IfoOUltt Iprospect, too, is seen, not teem- 
 ing with historic and legendary associations, as 
 is the rest of the Park, but enthroned and sur- 
 rounded by its nature-given beauties. And Tom 
 Moore's Cottage! From the bountiful hos- 
 pitality extended to him during his visit to the 
 City of, perhaps, ten days, one wonders how it 
 was possible there was left to him a day or an 
 hour to spend in it ! Nevertheless whilst stand- 
 ing on this beautiful site overlooking Fair- 
 mount Park one feels keenly the spirit of the 
 lines commemorating his sojourn at the cottage : 
 
" I knew by the smoke that so gracefully curled 
 Above the green elms, that a cottage was near, 
 And I said, if there's peace to be found in the 
 
 world 
 A heart that desires it might hope for it here." 
 
 On this land stood the monument which gave 
 its name to the road, and was for years the 
 subject of interested conjecture as to the reason 
 for its existence. This obelisk was erected, no 
 doubt, to close the vista of the long, handsome 
 avenue of hemlocks, which extended northwest 
 from Belmont Mansion. 
 
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 BELMONT PLAN 
 
 From the properties on this plan may be seen 
 Chamounix, the Speedway, Belmont Mansion 
 and Ravine, Memorial Hall, Horticultural Hall, 
 George's Hill, and in the distance, most of the 
 historic mansions that remain in the East Park. 
 
 The view from the plateau in front of Belmont 
 is unexcelled in beautiful panoramic effects. 
 Immediately west of the tract and adjoining it 
 
are the golf links of the Bala Golf Club, and also 
 an old mansion surrounded by venerable trees, 
 now occupied by the time-honored Rabbit Club, 
 celebrated for its epicurean art, whose member- 
 ship includes some of the best known men of the 
 present generation. The Philadelphia Country 
 Club with its attractive grounds and Club House 
 may be reached within a few minutes. 
 
 In this plan there are 10 lots, including 3 
 corners, facing Fairmount Park, each from 100 
 to 150 feet front, with a depth of 150 to 200 feet. 
 These are unquestionably the finest sites for 
 suburban residences within the city limits, 
 combining the beauties of country life with all 
 the advantages of the city, and fully protected 
 by restrictions which will forever secure its 
 exclusiveness. 
 
 The remaining lots on the plan fronting on 
 
 Philadelphia Country Club 
 
49th Street, Diamond Street, and Wynnefield 
 Avenue are from 60 to 100 feet front, and 150 to 
 200 feet in depth, all protected by the same 
 restrictions. 
 
 Four desirable residences constructed of stone 
 are now being erected on the Wynnefield Avenue 
 front, each containing 16 rooms, heated by hot 
 water, gas and electric light, porcelain fixtures, 
 hazel wood floors, and finished in Mahogany, 
 Oak and other woods. 
 
 Visitors are invited to inspect construction 
 and will receive every attention. 
 
 GEORGE'S HILL PLAN 
 
 The property contained in this plan lies 
 directly south of the Belmont tract and includes 
 the same views, with the addition to the west, of 
 Wynnefield, Overbrook and Bala. The lots 
 are similar in size to those in the Belmont Plan, 
 seven facing Fairmount Park, four on Wynne- 
 field Avenue and twelve fronting on Diamond 
 Street, all protected by the same restrictions as 
 those on the Belmont Plan. Parkside Avenue, 
 which separates the property from the Park, and 
 Wynnefield Avenue, which divides the Belmont 
 and George's Hill tracts, are each 100 feet in 
 
Wynnefiei.d Avenue 
 
ROCKLAND 
 
 width. The sidewalks on Wynnefield Avenue 
 are 30 feet wide, bordered with a double row of 
 trees. Wynnefield Avenue connects Fairmount 
 Park with Overbrook and the Main Line Towns. 
 
 ELEVATION 
 
 The property in both plans is of a uniform 
 elevation, the average being about 230 feet. 
 The height of curb at the corner of Parkside and 
 Wynnefield Avenues is 232 feet. 
 
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 The following figures will show a comparison 
 of elevation with familiar points in the city: 
 
 Broad and Walnut Streets. . . 42 feet. 
 " " Girard Avenue .. . 75 " 
 
 " " Tioga Streets ... 95 " 
 Sixty-third and Market 
 
 Streets 82 " 
 
 Thirty-third and Diamond 
 
 Streets 113 
 
 Wynnefield Avenue Station . . 185 " 
 " and Bryn Mawr 
 
 Avenues 178 " 
 
 Overbrook Station 211 " 
 
 Parkside and Wynnefield 
 
 Avenues 232 " 
 
 ACCESSIBILITY 
 
 Both tracts may be reached by rail from 
 Broad Street Station to Wynnefield Avenue on 
 the Schuylkill Valley Branch of the Pennsylvania 
 Railroad in twelve minutes, 40 trains daily. 
 Cars of the Fairmount Park Transportation Co. 
 from North Wynnefield (Belmont Heights), 
 which is directly in front of the Belmont Plan, 
 connect at Fifty-second Street and Parkside 
 Avenue Station, also at Belmont and Parkside 
 
Avenue with the following lines of the Rapid 
 Transit Co.: 
 
 Fifty-second Street, 
 
 Girard Avenue, 
 
 Baring Street, 
 
 Spring Garden Street, 
 
 Arch Street, 
 
 Lancaster Avenue, 
 
 Overbrook, 
 
 Lombard and South Streets, 
 
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 Ormiston 
 
Near Chamounix 
 
 by which Broad 
 Street may be 
 reached within 
 thirty minutes. 
 
 The following 
 cars of the Phila- 
 delphia Rapid 
 Transit Co. con- 
 nect at the Dau- 
 phin Street en- 
 trance to the 
 Park with the 
 cars of the Fair- 
 mount Park 
 Transportation 
 Co. for North 
 Wynnefield (Bel- 
 mont Heights) : 
 
 Ridge Avenue, 
 Lehigh Avenue, 
 York and Dauphin, 
 Seventh, Ninth, and McKean, 
 Seventh and Sansom, 
 Fourth, Eighth and Pine Streets, 
 Morris and Tasker, 
 Front and Arch. 
 
Belmont Heights 
 
 may be reached by auto- 
 over all the Park drives, 
 the world over for their 
 
 mobile or carriage 
 which are famous 
 picturesque beauty. 
 
 The Bridle Path for equestrians is familiar 
 to all riders and is a delightful means of travel 
 to and from the centre of the City. For the 
 benefit of those not familiar with all of the 
 Park drives we 
 mention some of 
 the roads which 
 lead to the prop- 
 erty and which 
 may be easily lo- 
 cated on map, at 
 end of the book. 
 
 ist. From the 
 business section 
 of the City by 
 way of Broad 
 Street, Spring 
 Garden or Green 
 Streets to the en- 
 trance at Fair- 
 mount; thence 
 either by way of 
 Lemon Hill, 
 
 Cha.mounix Fails 
 
crossing Girard Avenue Bridge, following Lans- 
 downe Drive, passing Penn's House, Sweet Briar, 
 Memorial Hall and Centennial Lake, out Bel- 
 mont Avenue to Wynnefield Avenue, thence to 
 Parkside Avenue; or, 
 
 2d. By way of the River Drive to Dairy Hill 
 
 Randolph 
 
 passing Mt. Pleasant, Rockland, Ormiston, 
 Diamond Street entrance, Randolph, Woodford, 
 Strawberry Mansion, crossing the Schuylkill 
 on the trolley bridge, thence by the drive to 
 the Speedway, along the return drive of the 
 
Speedway, from which the view is one long 
 to be remembered, crossing Belmont Avenue 
 to Wynnefield Avenue. 
 
 3d. From Oxford Street entrance, or Dia- 
 
 WOODFORD 
 
 mond and Dauphin Street entrances, by Straw- 
 berry Mansion, the trolley bridge and Speed- 
 way as mentioned above. 
 
4th. From Tioga via Hunting Park Avenue, 
 the River Drive, Strawberry Mansion, crossing 
 the trolley bridge, to the Speedway, etc. 
 
 5th. From West Philadelphia by Thirty- 
 fourth Street bridge and drive between the 
 Zoological Gardens and the Schuylkill to the 
 Lansdowne Drive, etc. 
 
 6th. From Fortieth Street by Memorial Hall 
 and Belmont Avenue. 
 
 7th. From Fifty-second Street via Belmont 
 Avenue, or George's Hill, also by Parkside or 
 Elm Avenue skirting the Park to the west of 
 George's Hill and passing the grounds of the 
 Children's Hospital to Wynnefield and Parkside 
 Avenues. 
 
 8th. From Germantown and Chestnut Hill 
 by any of the drives leading to the famous 
 Wissahickon, thence to City Line Bridge, out 
 City Avenue to Belmont Avenue and thence 
 to Parkside and Wynnefield Avenues. 
 
 From the moment you enter the park on any 
 of these drives until you reach this property 
 the scenes are of never ending beauty and you 
 reach your home exhilarated and refreshed 
 ready to enjoy the pure air and beautiful sur- 
 roundings of your home. 
 
 By reference to plans it will be noted there 
 
are 17 residence sites fronting on Fairmount 
 Park ranging from 85 feet to 150 feet front, on 
 a street 100 feet in width. Forever assured of 
 an unobstructed view of Fairmount Park these 
 ideal locations will find ready purchasers. As 
 an investment they will pay 100 per cent, in 
 less than two years. 
 
ADVANTAGES 
 
 Park location which must increase largely in 
 value. 
 
 Careful restrictions which will prevent anything 
 objectionable. 
 
 Air as pure as though you went miles into the 
 country. 
 
 Filtered water. 
 
 Picturesque walks and drives in all directions. 
 
 Residence in the city with advantages of mag- 
 nificent scenery. 
 
 Elevation 10 feet higher than George's Hill. 
 
 Twelve minutes to Broad Street Station. 
 
 Trolley cars every five minutes to all parts of 
 the city. 
 
 For further information apply to 
 
 H. WINFIELD STEVENSON, Builder 
 
 Parkside and Wynnefield Avenues 
 
 J. ANDERSON ROSS 
 
 2gi7 North Broad Street 
 
 PHILIP H. JOHNSON 
 
 1826 Land Title Building 
 
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BELMONT 
 HEIGHTS 
 
 17 LOTS 
 
 Fronting 2000 feet on 
 
 FAIRMOUNTPARK 
 44 LOTS 
 
 Fronting on Wynnefield 
 
 Avenue, Diamond Street 
 
 and 49th Street 
 
 Elevation, 232 ft. above tidewater; 10 ft higher than 
 
 George's HilL 
 1300 acres of park opposite the property. 
 Restrictions which prevent subdivision. 
 Filtered Water. 40 Trains daily. 
 
 Broad St Station in 12 minutes from Wynnefield Ave. Station 
 
 Trolley Cars every five 
 
 minutes. 
 Park lots 85 to 150 ft. 
 
 front 
 Smallest lots 50 ft. front. 
 Streets 100 ft. wide. 
 Houses set back 50 ft. 
 200 ft. house line to house 
 line. 
 
 IDEAL HOMES 
 
 IN AN EXCLUSIVE 
 
 LOCATION 
 
 Apply to 
 
 H. WINFIELD 
 STEVENSON 
 
 Parkside & Wynnefield 
 Avenues 
 
 Copyright, 1005, by J. Anderson Ross 
 
BELMONT PLAN. 
 
JUL 7'19° 5