Bolton, Jones, Robert Haines' Heidelberg & Cheltenham Nursery

Bolton, Jones, Robert Haines' Heidelberg & Cheltenham Nursery Bolton, Jones & Haines were Quaker owners. In 1850 Rbt Haines bought & established Cheltenham Cheltenham Nursery was here.

This Quaker property was one of the oldest extant houses in Pennsylvania, and probably the only remaining 2-story example of a stone house built according to the William Penn Plan in the Philadelphia area. It is a house that has stood in Cheltenham Township for over three centuries! The Bolton, Jones, Haines, Bowker & McLaughlin families resided here. The Haines family daughter Jane Bowne Haines f

elt women were happier working outdoors and committed her life to developing education and career opportunities for women. She co-founded the Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women in 1912, now Temple Ambler campus, and the Woman's National Farm & Garden Association in 1914. WNF&GA will celebrate its 100th Centennial Meeting at Temple Ambler campus in May 2014.

11/20/2021

Any Boltons, Haines or Jones descendants out there? Bolton may not have built the first dwelling on the site after all.

03/29/2014

Let's use this space to remember the stories that happened at and around this historic property.

03/29/2014

Cheltenham Nursery was established at Heidelberg by Robert Haines, who grew up at Wyck Historic House, Garden, and Farm, a historic city farmstead in Germantown. Does anyone have more information about Cheltenham Nursery?

08/15/2012

The current owner of this property was before the Cheltenham Zoning Board Monday evening with a proposal to build three mid-rise buildings, holding 79 units, for 55+ owners. The middle building would require the demolition of this 300+ year-old house. They were unable to complete their presentation that evening, so will be "continued", probably until the October meeting.

03/17/2012
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02/27/2012

February Update...http://heidelbergkerlinfarm.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/save-bolton-kerlin-7-jan12.pdf ...The developer is presenting his townhouse plan to the Cheltenham Township Planning Commission Monday evening (Feb 27, Curtis Hall), but is still allowing our preservation group some time to put together a plan to save the house.

10/04/2011

We have had some progress this past month toward saving this house. You can read an updated summary at... Most of the updates are under "Going Forward" on page 3, with some minor revisions in the other 2 pages also.

09/17/2011

Steve Bolton came from Watertown NY to visit and see his ancestrialhome!! It's always a great pleasure to meet people from the family that began in this house that I love!!! :)

07/31/2011

Website tells the story.

There is a house in Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania that is over 300 years old. This farmhouse, set back from the street stands on a heavily wooded lot of several acres.

07/31/2011

http://heidelbergkerlinfarm.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/save-bolton-kerlin-5-1.pdf Located on over 7 acres, the remains of the historic house are awaiting a buyer, while a housing development being planned for the few build-able acres by a loose partnership from Elkins Park and New Jersey.

Dave Kimmerly, Preservation Pennsylvania's local field representative."This is kind of unusual . . . but I think it's a ...
06/30/2011

Dave Kimmerly, Preservation Pennsylvania's local field representative.

"This is kind of unusual . . . but I think it's a good idea," he said.

It's a familiar story. A historic building lies empty. Decaying. The target of vandalism. Activists rally to save the property, fighting an uphill battle.

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19012

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+12152333532

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