I had completely forgotten that I did the Landmark Society’s 75th year logo until we were signing in at their annual House and Garden Tour this afternoon. This year, their seventy-fifth, was the historic Mt. Hope and Highland neighborhood, the former Ellwanger and Barry Nursery which at one time was the largest nursery in the world. Nestled between Highland Hospital, Frederick Olmstead”s Highland Park and Mount Hope Cemetery where Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglas are buried the tour included Beaux Art, Arts & Crafts Bungalow, Gothic Revival, Italian Villa and a little Art Deco style homes. We started at the Lamberton Conservatory and finished up at both the Ellwanger and Barry homes. Thank god for the gay guys that have restored so many of these houses.
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