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| The Belair Mansion, 1936 |
There were originally 78 tulip poplar trees that lined the entrance to the mansion, and many of those ended up in the backyards of homes in the Tulip Grove neighborhood. The trees were originally planted in the 1750s by Colonel Benjamin Tasker, thus making these trees more than 255 years old today. After James Woodward purchased the property in 1898, he hired tree specialists from New York to administer first aid to the ailing trees. When Levitt purchased Belair nearly 60 years later, the trees were in rough shape once again. The trees were nursed back to health, and each tree was fitted with a lightning rod.
The photographer of this picture was most likely standing in a spot that today would be in the backyard of a home on either Tarragon Lane or Tapered Lane.
Are the considered historical land marks
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