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The Wissahickon Formation is a mapped bedrock unit in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. It is named for the Wissahickon gorge in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. In Maryland formations, the term "Wissahickon" is no longer used. Rocks in this classification have since been divided into several units, such as Lower Pelitic Schist and Prettyboy ...
Built in 1867, this historic structure was expanded in 1892. It consists of an asymmetrical Gothic Revival cottage in front of a cubic Italianate-style cottage.. The house is made from cut and squared Wissahickon schist, [2] and is located on Stenton Avenue, which borders Wyndmoor and the Chestnut Hill area of Philadelphia.
During the period of construction, the original 18-foot-square (5.5 m) plan of the west dependency was altered to extend the building by 9 feet (2.7 m) with a large chimney to accommodate a cooking hearth and bake oven and adjacent well shaft. Opposite the Kitchen, the west dependency was a Wash House, later served as the estate office.
The exterior has a crenellated tower, a slate roof, gingerbread trim and Queen Anne mullioned windows, and the facade is made from Wissahickon schist. [ 2 ] The house sold in 2014 for $525,000.
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Constructed of Wissahickon schist (a local stone) and limestone, the facade features gargoyles, heads of early presidents of the college, and an array of other limestone carvings. [2] The building was first used for all types of classes and as a residence hall. It is now exclusively used for the College of Arts & Sciences at Saint Joseph's.
Built between 1905 and 1906, this historic structure is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story, five-bay, L-shaped dwelling that was designed in the Colonial Revival style. It was built using Wissahickon schist and was remodeled and enlarged in 1912.
The small building has one-and-a-half stories and measures 28 feet 3 inches (8.61 m) across the front, and 18 feet 3 inches (5.56 m) along the sides. A brick el in the rear was added after a 1915 restoration. The four-bay front is constructed of Wissahickon schist ashlar, and the sides of stuccoed rubble