Gates at Ends of Cross Path 
GARDEN AT “CHELTEN” 
NEAR JENKINTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 
r | 'HE garden at “Chelten,”in Abington Township, 
Montgomery County, Penna., is merely a shell 
of what I believe would have eventually developed into 
an exceedingly interesting plan. As it stands, the only 
completed work is the four garden-houses at the cor¬ 
ners of the garden—two connected with a wall and 
two with a series of columns. 
It was intended that the two longer sides of the 
garden now enclosed with the small privet hedge, 
should consist of walls or trellises, or perhaps, a com¬ 
bination of both. At the end, in front of the series of 
columns and in front of the connecting wall, there were 
to have occurred rectangular pools. But as it is, the 
soil has never even been graded, and the planting along 
the paths and around the central fountain is only ol a 
temporary character. 
1 he two garden-houses connected with the wall at the 
east end of the garden in front of some large trees, are 
open on two sides, paved with brick, and contain some 
benches and tables. These houses were intended for 
use as tea-houses. 
The other end of the garden presents a very interest- 
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SHOWING TWO HALVES OF ALTERNATE DESIGNS FOR PATHS AND POOLS 
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