2/22/2017
Agenda
• Project Background
and Importance
• History of the Property
• Acquisition
• Relationship to the
County Park System
• Relationship to the
Darby Creek Trail
• Project Funding
• Scope of Work
February 21, 2017
Little Flower Manor Master Site Plan
• Key Project Goals
• Interactive Session
Public Meeting #1
Site Location
Site Location
Site Location
Brief History of Property
• Encampments during British
occupation 1777-1778.
• Pre-Civil War, owned by George
McHenry, President of Philadelphia
Board of Trade.
• Owned by Thomas Scott, Lincoln’s
Assistant Secretary of War and
President of PA Railroad.
• Thomas’ son Edgar Scott
commissioned architect Horace
Trumbauer to build the mansion in
1906.
• Property purchased by the Sisters of
the Divine Redeemer in 1936. Used
as an orphanage, then as a
retirement home for nuns until
2005.
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Property Acquisition
• 2010 Development Proposal
• Public Opposition to Shopping
Center
• Meetings with Sisters of the
Divine Redeemer
• Grants from DCNR and DCED
and County Act 13 County
Funds
• Agreement of Sale,
Subdivision 2015
• Final Sale 2016
• DCNR Grant Awarded for
Master Site Development Plan.
“Woodburne”
“Woodburne”
Garage 1
“The Barn”
“Grotto”
“Old Convent”
Garage 2
7/15/16
Delaware County Park System
Darby Creek Stream Valley Park Trail
2009
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The Property’s Importance
Master Plan Project Funding
• Total Project Cost - $104,000
• Largest County Park in this densely populated area of
eastern Delaware County
• Can provide needed recreational space for
underserved populations
• Potential to be the largest hub and trailhead on the
Darby Creek Stream Valley Park Trail – a part of The
Circuit
• Stream buffer conservation
• Preservation of a site of historical significance
• $52,000 PA Department of Conservation
and Natural Resources (DCNR)
• County in-kind
• County cash
• Consultant Team TPW Design Studios
with Campbell Thomas and Company
and Toole Recreation Planning
• 24 Month Planning Process
Scope of Work
• DCNR site development drawings
requirements (typical)
Background
Site information and analysis
Activities/facilities analysis
Design considerations
Maintenance, operating costs, revenue, and
sustainability
• Narrative document
• Final site development drawing
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Scope of Work (continued)
Public Participation
• Study Committee (4 meetings)
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• Woodburne Estate Building Condition
and Reuse Report
• Emphasis on Darby Creek Stream Valley
Park Trail
• Possible section of the trail itself
• Connection to the park
• Park as a trailhead
• Public Participation (DCNR-requirement)
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County Planning Staff (Environmental and Preservation)
County Parks Department
County Park Board
Upper Darby Township
Darby Borough
County Heritage Commission
County Tourist Bureau
County Conservation District
Public Meetings (2 or 3, as needed)
Municipal Officials Meetings (2)
Key Person Interviews (5-10)
Coordination with County Council (3)
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Key Goals For This Public Meeting
Project Consultant Team
Key Project Goals
1)
Provide a park plan that is pragmatic and meets the needs of the Delaware
County Park system and its users.
2)
Accessibly and directly connect the park to the community and open space via
trails, trail connectors and greenways.
3)
Report on and gain consensus on the possible use of the site buildings and
provide immediate and long term preservation recommendations.
4)
Detail park recommendations and a Site Development Drawing to reflect the
decided designated uses of the park (Active and/or Passive Recreation).
5)
Provide a plan and evaluation for the buildings and their short, intermediate,
and long term uses.
6)
Develop an Maintenance, Operations and Revenue Plan for Financial
Sustainability for the park.
Darby Creek Stream Valley Park Trail
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Introduce or Re-Introduce this County Park Project to the Community
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Gain Information From You Through Our Work Session Later
3)
Visioning and Gathering Ideas for the Direction of the Park, Buildings and How
They Fit into the Delaware County Park System
Darby Creek Stream Valley Park Trail
Wooded Slope
7/15/16
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Darby Creek
7/15/16
View to Penn Pines Park
Path at Darby Creek
7/15/16
Buildings
“Woodburne”
Garage 1
“The Barn”
“Grotto”
“Old Convent”
Garage 2
7/15/16
Garage 1
7/8/11
Garage 2
7/15/16
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“The Barn”
7/8/11
“Grotto”
7/15/16
“Woodburne”
7/8/11
“Old Convent”
7/15/16
“Woodburne”
7/15/16
“Woodburne”
11/17/16
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“Woodburne”
11/17/16
“Woodburne”
11/17/16
“Woodburne”
11/17/16
“Woodburne”
7/8/11
“Woodburne”
7/8/11
“Woodburne”
7/8/11
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“Woodburne”
11/17/16
Site View
7/15/16
Site View
Site View
7/15/16
Site View
7/15/16
Sketch Rendering
8/9/16
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Site View
7/15/16
Site View
7/15/16
Site View
Your Turn……..
7/15/16
Question 1
How would you like to use the park and
what would you like to do or enjoy there?
Question 2
How do you think the Woodburne
Mansion could be used? Tell us how you
would like to use it in particular.
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Question 3
What are your concerns regarding this
project and the future County Park?
Question 4
What do you think the single most
important thing this master planning
project and process needs to accomplish
in the park and with the Woodburne
Mansion?
Wild Card Question
Tell us something we don’t know.
Is there anything you think we need to
know that we haven’t heard about
tonight. Anything – a story, something
that happened or happens there, some
idea you might have. Anything at all that
would help us create the kind of park
that you will enjoy and be an asset to our
community.
Thank You!
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