Skip to main content

Cobbs Creek Park. Plan of northwestern portion of Cobbs Creek Park, area 37.174 acres. [fragile] [1 sheet], 1914 March 10

 Item — Drawer: C8-C9, Folder: 1.1

Scope and Contents Note

From the Collection:

This collection contains a variety of maps, plans and drawings relating to Cobb’s Creek Park, as well as a very limited number of related correspondence. Materials included in the collection are blueprints, bluelines, linens, mylars and paper. The collection contains diverse types of maps and plans, such as sewer plans, topographic plans, site plans, latitudinal and longitudinal plans, water main plans, street maps, and landscape plans. The collection is particularly strong in items relating to the Cobb’s Creek golf courses- both Cobb’s Creek Golf Course (Olde) and Karakung Golf Course- as well as Morris Park. Items included in this collection are dated from 1902 to 2003, although the bulk dates are more inclusive at 1920 to 1975. All items included are in English.

Dates

  • 1914 March 10

Conditions Governing Access note

This collection is open for research.

Extent

1 Sheets

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Plan shows the northwestern portion of Cobb's Creek Park as bounded by the center line of Coleman Street, the east line of Arch Street, the north line of Lansdowne Avenue, and the center of Cobb's Creek for a total acreage of 37.174.

Repository Details

Part of the Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive Repository

Contact:
1515 Arch Street, 10th Floor
Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19102 United States
215-683-0211