Montrose Park
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4.6 (251)Set above Georgetown, this 16-acre former estate pairs boxwood gardens and a historic ropewalk with tennis courts.
Description
Rope-maker Richard Parrott established the property in 1804, adding orchards, a Federal-style mansion, and space for rope manufacturing. Preserved features from its century as a private estate include a summerhouse and mature canopy trees along the plateau's edge. Following a campaign led by Sarah Louise Rittenhouse, landscape architects George Burnap and Horace Peaslee redesigned the grounds into a civic space, which today incorporates pickleball courts and a playground.
