Awbury Arboretum Association, Inc.

The mission of Awbury Arboretum is to preserve and interpret Awbury’s historic house and landscape, thereby, connecting an urban community with nature and history.

Awbury Arboretum Association, Inc. is a 55-acre landscape, originally the private estate of the Cope-Haines family, an extended clan of wealthy Quaker shipping merchants. The Arboretum is a green oasis located in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia. In 1916, the Cope Descendents donated their property as a park for the education and enjoyment of the public. Since 1986, the Awbury Arboretum Association, an independent non-profit organization, has managed the property. Today the historic, Francis Cope House (1862), a gracious Victorian stone mansion, serves as Awbury’s headquarters. Surrounding the house on the east side if Washington Lane lie 33 acres of rolling lawns, mature specimen trees and copses, special gardens, a bird sanctuary, restored ponds, wetlands, meadows being returned to native plants and wildflowers, and woods. The former Caroline Cope Farm adds 22-acres to the property on the west side of Washington Lane. Currently the tract hosts a community garden and a one-acre organic vegetable farm. Twenty-four of the Awbury houses are listed on the National Register of Historic places as part of the Awbury Historic District established in 2001, which identifies the significance of Awbury’s role in the development of Germantown and Philadelphia. Visit awbury.org ›

Awbury Arboretum Association, Inc.
One Awbury Road
Philadelphia, PA 19138-1505
Phone Number: 215-849-2855
Fax Number: 215-849-0213
Email: awbury@awbury.org
website: www.awbury.org

Hours: Monday – Friday 9-5; Arboretum grounds are free and open to the public from sunrise to sunset. See web site for special weekend events and rental information.
Staff: Gerald Kaufman, Executive Director
Kathy Williamson, Administrative Assistant
Ada Olumbe, Business Manager
Linda Brinker, Director of Development
Mona Margarita, Director of Public Programs and Outreach
Stephanie Corrigan, Education Liaison
Linda Brown, Co-Manager, Apprentice Program
Ignatius Weekes, Co-Manager, Apprentice Program
Public Transportation Nearby: The main entrance, and access to the Francis Cope House, is off Chew Avenue and between Washington Lane and Haines Street. The Arboretum is located on SEPTA’s R7 (Chestnut Hill East) Regional Rail Line (Washington Lane Station) and is accessible from the SEPTA 18 and XH bus routes in the vicinity of Chew and Washington Lane.