{"id":310870,"date":"2026-10-20T22:40:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T22:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/310870\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T22:40:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T22:40:10","slug":"appleford-estates-enchanting-gardens-paint-a-picture-of-pennsylvania-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/310870\/","title":{"rendered":"Appleford Estate&#8217;s enchanting gardens paint a picture of Pennsylvania history"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">VILLANOVA, Pennsylvania (WPVI) &#8212; Autumn has arrived at <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/applefordestate.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Appleford Estate<\/a>, where perfectly manicured gardens intertwine with the history of Pennsylvania&#8217;s Main Line.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The property dates back to a land grant during the era of William Penn. Over the centuries, it changed hands with mainly farmers before landing in the hands of its final private owners: Anabel and Lewis Parsons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The Parsons enjoyed hosting lavish parties with friends and family. But particularly, Anabel enjoyed gardening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Soon enough, Anabel could see a garden by looking out of every window in her bedroom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Following her death in the 1970s, Anabel left the property to Lower Merion Township. Then, neighbors formed the Appleford Committee to ensure it could continue to be enjoyed by the public.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Today, Appleford Estate hosts private functions such as weddings and conferences. They are also open to the public to enjoy walking through the garden and taking tours of the historic fieldstone house.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Appleford also occasionally hosts open houses and holiday events.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The grounds are closed to the public when a private event is taking place.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">To learn more about hours of operation and how to schedule a tour, <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/applefordestate.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">visit their website.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \"><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/6abc.com\/post\/how-berlin-hotel-stands-200-years-south-jersey\/19893544\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">RELATED: How the Berlin Hotel still stands after 200 years in South Jersey<\/a><\/p>\n<p>How the Berlin Hotel still stands after 200 years in South Jersey<\/p>\n<p><br class=\" \"\/><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 WPVI-TV. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"VILLANOVA, Pennsylvania (WPVI) &#8212; Autumn has arrived at Appleford Estate, where perfectly manicured gardens intertwine with the history&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":310871,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[127160,127159,4239,41084,1084,5091,127158,28,30,29,13274,33650,6556],"class_list":["post-310870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pennsylvania","tag-127160","tag-appleford-estate","tag-gardens","tag-historic","tag-house","tag-nature","tag-one-tank-trips","tag-pennsylvania","tag-pennsylvania-headlines","tag-pennsylvania-news","tag-tours","tag-villanova","tag-walking"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/310870","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=310870"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/310870\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/310871"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=310870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=310870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=310870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}