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The Elkins Estate is a 42-acre (170,000 m 2) estate located in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, United States. The estate contains seven buildings, the most notable being Elstowe Manor and Chelten House, which are historic mansions designed by Horace Trumbauer .
Lynnewood Hall is a 110-room Neoclassical Revival mansion in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania.It was designed by architect Horace Trumbauer for industrialist Peter A. B. Widener and built between 1897 and 1899.
Elkins Estate, former family summer home of Pennsylvania Railroad magnate William L. Elkins High School Park , an 11-acre park with four distinct ecosystems, was the original grounds of Cheltenham High School and became a township park in 1996 after the building burned down
In his Elkins Estate at the time of death, he owned and displayed coveted artworks, including works from Donatello, Winslow Homer, Jan Steen, Jean-François Millet, and Jacob Van Ruisdael. [12] Among his philanthropic gifts, William Elkins left $240,000 to the Masonic Home for Girls in Philadelphia. He bequeathed his art collection to the city ...
Biltmore Estate: Asheville, North Carolina: George Washington Vanderbilt II: The Biltmore Company [3] 1895: Châteauesque: Richard Morris Hunt and Frederick Law Olmsted: 2: 109,848 sq ft (10,205.2 m 2) Lynnewood Hall: Elkins Park, Pennsylvania: Peter A. B. Widener [4] Lynnewood Hall Preservation Foundation: 1899: Neoclassical: Horace Trumbauer ...
The Henry W. Breyer Sr. House, also known as Haredith and officially known today as the Cheltenham Township Municipal Building, is an historic property which is located in Elkins Park, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States.
The Richard Wall house is a historic home in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, built in 1682.It was owned by the Wall family for 165 years. [3] [4] [clarification needed] It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places as Wall House and is also sometimes referred to as The Ivy.
In February 2009, the Dominican Sisters sold the property to the Land Conservancy of Elkins Park, PA. who intended to use the facility for wellness retreats and hosted events. The property was reopened as Elkins Estate and has hosted a number of wedding receptions and events. In November 2010, Land Conservancy of Elkins Park filed for Chapter ...