Wyck House and Rose Garden

Philadelphia County · dedicated 2025 · Germantown Ave. & Walnut Ln., Philadelphia

Home to nine generations of a Quaker family who were leaders in science, education, glassmaking, horticulture, and brewing. First house, 1690. 1720s house altered in 1824 by William Strickland. Rose garden designed in 1821 by Jane Bowne Haines supported over 50 rare cultivars.

3.3 miles from where William Pickney Maulsby (Maltby) lived in the 1680s

what this marker records spans 1690 to 1824, overlapping William Pickney Maulsby (Maltby)'s years here

From one family's 77-marker roster

Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library

That line above came from one family's tree. Upload your own and TreeAlive finds the markers near where your ancestors lived.

See your family's markers

Start with a tree file, a FamilySearch sign in, or a WikiTree ID.

Report a problem with this page

The marker isn't at this spotOur pin may be off. If you know where it stands, tell us.I couldn't find the markerWe record what the source recorded. We have not been to look.The sign reads differentlyThat would be an error, and we can pass it to the program.The historical map looks wrongThe period map behind the pin, not the marker itself.Something else

We may pass what you report to the state's marker program. Please don't include personal details.

Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

Wyck House and Rose Garden

More markers nearby