The Curtis Hall Arboretum (45 acres), sometimes called Curtis Arboretum, is an arboretum and estate located at 1250 Church Road (Route 73), Wyncote, Pennsylvania (though its location is often stated as Elkins Park, Pennsylvania). An arboretum is a botanical garden primarily devoted to trees and other woody plants, forming a living collection of trees intended at least partly for scientific study. ... Wyncote is a census-designated place located in Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. ... Elkins Park is a unincorporated community in Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania in the Philadelphia area of Pennsylvania. ...
The arboretum surrounds Curtis Hall, once the ballroom of the Cyrus Curtis Mansion, and now operated by the Cheltenham Township Parks and Recreation Department. It features hills, two ponds, and over 50 types of trees. Cyrus Hermann Kotzschmar Curtis (1850 - 1933) was a significant U.S. publisher. ... Cheltenham Township is a township located in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. ...