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Come Celebrate the Return of the Red Tile Roof!

The Board of the Willows Park Preserve invites you to join us in celebrating the return of the red tile Ludowici roof on the mansion.

Saturday, September 26th, 2020
5:00 – 7:00pm

Buy tickets to the in person event
Check out our live, online auction
Please join us in raising $500,000 for the house terrace restoration and the building of a new 80 ft. x 40 ft. Whispering Terrace, which will provide the space for programming and events during the completion of the Mansion renovation. In an effort to comply with anticipated future guidelines for social distancing, these new spaces will provide a safe environment for the community.

We hope to have these new and renovated spaces open in Spring 2021.

As we work together to fund this community space, any size donation will make a difference.

We thank you for your generosity.

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A Gift for the Generations

An exciting future awaits the Willows Mansion and together we can make it happen! Make a pledge today to help transform the mansion into a vibrant, new center of intergenerational connection, growth and exploration.

A New Future

Connect

Gather, engage and make new friends.

Grow

Learn, stretch and try new things.

Explore

Deepen your connection with nature, discover and unwind.

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Our Big Idea

A New Life and Purpose

Built in 1910, the Willows Mansion is surrounded by 47.5 acres of public park with breathtaking water, meadow, woodland and garden views. Closed for nearly a decade, the deteriorating mansion sits idle while park-life carries on. Let’s unlock its potential so the mansion can become the epicenter of the park experience.

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My family made so many special memories at the Willows Mansion, thrilled to hear it lives again.

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A self-sustaining community center that offers interesting programming like Tai Chi and bird watching is a perfect use for the mansion and great investment for our community.

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I’m a regular walker at the Willows Park and the vacant mansion has been a bit of a dark shadow. Can’t wait to see the revitalized version and take in the views from its terrace.

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Most mansions like the Willows have little public access. I like that it will be for the public’s use and enjoyment – that’s different.

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My husband and I were married at the Willows Mansion and it has been my secret hope that one of our children might marry there too.

Inspired by Nature. Built for Community.

The mansion will be the new place to meet friends, relax and experience the restorative benefits of nature.

Come See the Progress

490 Darby Paoli Rd, Villanova, PA 19085

info@willowsparkpreserve.org