Chanticleer
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Chanticleer, the main house
Nearest city:	St. Davids, Pennsylvania
Area:	35 acres (14 hectares)
Built/Founded:	1912
Architect:	Zantzinger, Borie & Medary
Architectural style(s):	Colonial Revival, other
Governing body:	Private trust
Added to NRHP:	July 24, 1984
NRHP Reference#:	84003350[1]

Chanticleer Garden is an estate and botanical garden located at 786 Church Road, Wayne, Pennsylvania. It is open Wednesday through Sunday, April through October; an admission fee is charged. The gate is crested with carved stone roosters, or chanticleers in French.

Contents 1 History 2 The grounds 3 Flowers 4 See also 5 References 6 External links

[edit] History

Chanticleer was built as the estate of Christine Penrose and Adolph G. Rosengarten, Sr. He was head of the Philadelphia pharmaceutical manufacturer Rosengarten & Sons, founded in 1822 to produce quinine, and which in 1927 became part of Merck & Co. ^[2] After his mother's death, Adolph G. Rosengarten, Jr. tore down his own stone house on the grounds to create its "ruin," then gave the 35-acre property, including his parent's mansion, as a public garden. It opened to visitors in 1993. ^[3] The garden contains lawns and large trees, the Asian woods, a pond garden, the ruin and gravel garden, teacup garden, tennis court garden, and woodland. ^[4]

[edit] The grounds

Asian Woods

Ruin and Gravel Garden

Plants on the Croquet Lawn in front of the main house

[edit] Flowers

A pink Dahlia

Tulip (Tulipa clusiana)

Abutilon x hybridum 'Moonchimes'

Flowering Cherry (Prunus 'Accolade')

[edit] See also

• List of botanical gardens in the United States

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Chanticleer Garden

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