Painters Gardens Traditional Cache
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In Darby, PA
I lived at the location of this cache for more than 25 years. The house here was built in 1870 and was the office and home of 3 Darby Doctors for more than 100 years. What is now the garage was the original carriage house. While you are here please look at the old weather vane and be sure to count the hitching posts in front of the house.
This property was renovated by Skiles and Janet Montague during the time they lived here. It was sold to William & Clara Turner in 2005.
Across the street from Painters Gardens is the old Friends School and Meetinghouse. This was the meetinghouse attended by the famous botanist William Bartram who is buried just up the street in the old Friends Cemetary.
Next door to the Old Friends Meetinghouse is the Darby Free Library which is the second oldest free library in the United States. It contains the museum artifacts of the Southeast Delco Lions Club donated to the library by Skiles Fielding Montague.
Across the street from the library stands the Old Stone House which has been continually inhabited for more than 300 years.
The twin house building between the Stone House and Painters Gardens was once part of the Painters Gardens property that originally contained 9 1/2 acres of land stretching all the way to Darby Creek.
This cache can be retrieved dirctly from the sidewalk. Street parking available directly in front of the house. This could be a short stop and grab however we wish you would take your time to look around this historic place.
Please bring your own pen to sign the log as this is a micro.
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