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He enlarged the house in 1903 in the Edwardian Classical Revival style. [2] In 1971, the estate was given to the Lutheran Church of America. In 1985, Glen Foerd Conservation Corporation and the Fairmount Park Commission assumed ownership of the property. Today, the estate is operated as a historic house museum, whose grounds are a public park. [3]
Fort Mifflin, originally called Fort Island Battery and also known as Mud Island Fort, was commissioned in 1771 and sits on Mud Island (or Deep Water Island) on the Delaware River below Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [nb 1] near Philadelphia International Airport.
House One of the oldest houses in Philadelphia Farmar Mill: Fort Washington: 1690 Mill Historic mill building; original terminus for Skippack Pike: Thomas Massey House: Broomall: 1696, later additions House One of the oldest English Quaker houses in the state Morton Homestead: Prospect Park: c. 1698, later additions House Farm founded in 1654
Location of Delaware County in Pennsylvania. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Delaware County, Pennsylvania. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. The locations of National Register ...
Block House: Claymont, Delaware: 1654 Defense Possibly the oldest building in Delaware, however, some date the building to ca. 1723 Ryves Holt House: Lewes, Delaware: 1665 Residence Likely the oldest house in Delaware Town Point: Dover, Delaware: 1677 Residence Lombardy Hall: Wilmington, Delaware: 1683 (earliest part) Residence
Andalusia, also known as the Nicholas Biddle Estate, is a historic mansion and estate located on the Delaware River, just northeast of Philadelphia, in Bensalem Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The community surrounding it, Andalusia, takes its name from the 225-acre estate.
Glen Foerd on the Delaware is a historic estate located at the confluence of the Poquessing Creek and Delaware River. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Historic American Landscape Survey. www.glenfoerd.org: 35: Greenbelt Knoll Historic District: Greenbelt Knoll Historic District: December 14, 2010
This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in Delaware. ... House built in 1772 exemplifying influence of late Georgian architecture from Philadelphia into ...