Cheltenham Township Library System - Cheltenham Historical Photograph Collection

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Abner Bradfield's House
Abner Bradfield's House
Cheltenham (Pa. : Township) -- History., Historic buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Cheltenham (Township)., Cheltenham (Pa. : Township) -- Biography.
"In 1768 he built a log cabin on Mermaid Lane (Willow Grove Ave.) between Glenside Avenue and Limekiln Pike. He built this house adjoining the cabin in 1770. In 1870 William Rhoads purchased the Bradfield land and tore down the cabin. In 1975 the house was still owned by descendants of William Rhoads and is one of the oldest houses in the Glenside area." - Alexander Scott
Aerial View of John Gribbel's House
Aerial View of John Gribbel's House
Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Biography., Historic buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Cheltenham (Township)., Cheltenham (Pa. : Township) -- Biography., Industrialists -- United States -- Biography.
"Aerial View of John Gribbel's House" - Alexander Scott
Anselm Hall
Anselm Hall
Cheltenham (Pa. : Township) -- History., Historic buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Cheltenham (Township)., Dixon, Fitz Eugene, Sr., 1888-1982., Bankers -- United States -- Biography.
"It sat on the site of Jay Cooke's 'Ogontz.' The property was a wedding gift to Eleanor Widener and Fitz Eugene Dixon. Her father and brother were drowned on the Titanic in 1912 on their way back with her wedding trousseau. In 1923 the house was completed by the architect Horace Trumbauer. It was a reproduction of 'Compton Wynyates' in Warwickshire, England, a few miles north of Stratford-on-Avon. It was called Ronaele Manor which was derived from spelling Eleanor backwards. In 1950 the Brothers of the Christian Schools purchased the estate as a house for student Brothers of the Baltimore Province. The mansion and some 46 acres plus several smaller buildings was purchased for $275,000. This was a low price considering the value of the mansion alone was $975,000. The mansion was renamed Anselm Hall after Brother Edwin Anselm former President of LaSalle College. In 1974 it was demolished after being sold to a developer." - Alexander Scott
Anselm Hall
Anselm Hall
Cheltenham (Pa. : Township) -- History., Historic buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Cheltenham (Township)., Dixon, Fitz Eugene, Sr., 1888-1982., Bankers -- United States -- Biography.
"There were twenty-eight chimneys, arranged in pairs, no two of which were alike. They were made in England and imported at a cost of several thousand dollars apiece." - Alexander Scott
Anselm Hall
Anselm Hall
Bankers -- United States -- Biography., Historic buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Cheltenham (Township)., Dixon, Fitz Eugene, Sr., 1888-1982.
"The wood panel over the fireplace in the dining room. It is said to have come from the hunting lodge of Henry VIII. " - Alexander Scott
Anselm Hall
Anselm Hall
Titanic (Steamship) -- History., Cheltenham (Pa. : Township) -- History., Historic buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Cheltenham (Township)., Dixon, Fitz Eugene, Sr., 1888-1982., Bankers -- United States -- Biography.
"It sat on the site of Jay Cooke's 'Ogontz.' The property was a wedding gift to Eleanor Widener and Fitz Eugene Dixon. Her father and brother were drowned on the Titanic in 1912 on their way back with her wedding trousseau. In 1923 the house was completed by the architect Horace Trumbauer. It was a reproduction of 'Compton Wynyates' in Warwickshire, England, a few miles north of Stratford-on-Avon. It was called Ronaele Manor which was derived from spelling Eleanor backwards. In 1950 the Brothers of the Christian Schools purchased the estate as a house for student Brothers of the Baltimore Province. The mansion and some 46 acres plus several smaller buildings was purchased for $275,000. This was a low price considering the value of the mansion alone was $975,000. The mansion was renamed Anselm Hall after Brother Edwin Anselm former President of LaSalle College. In 1974 it was demolished after being sold to a developer." - Alexander Scott
Anselm Hall
Anselm Hall
Titanic (Steamship) -- History., Cheltenham (Pa. : Township) -- History., Dixon, Fitz Eugene, Sr., 1888-1982., Historic buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Cheltenham (Township)., Bankers -- United States -- Biography.
"It sat on the site of Jay Cooke's 'Ogontz.' The property was a wedding gift to Eleanor Widener and Fitz Eugene Dixon. Her father and brother were drowned on the Titanic in 1912 on their way back with her wedding trousseau. In 1923 the house was completed by the architect Horace Trumbauer. It was a reproduction of 'Compton Wynyates' in Warwickshire, England, a few miles north of Stratford-on-Avon. It was called Ronaele Manor which was derived from spelling Eleanor backwards. In 1950 the Brothers of the Christian Schools purchased the estate as a house for student Brothers of the Baltimore Province. The mansion and some 46 acres plus several smaller buildings was purchased for $275,000. This was a low price considering the value of the mansion alone was $975,000. The mansion was renamed Anselm Hall after Brother Edwin Anselm former President of LaSalle College. In 1974 it was demolished after being sold to a developer." - Alexander Scott
Ashbourne School
Ashbourne School
Cheltenham (Pa. : Township) -- History., Education -- Pennsylvania -- History., Historic buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Cheltenham (Township).
"The Ashbourne School, on Union Avenue, was built in 1881. In November 1884 the principal, Mr. Flounders, presented the idea of a high school. This led to the beginning of high school education in Cheltenham Township and Mr. Flounders was the first principal of Cheltenham High School. Name and date stone." - Alexander Scott
Ashbourne School
Ashbourne School
Education -- Pennsylvania -- History., Cheltenham (Pa. : Township) -- History., Historic buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Cheltenham (Township).
"The Ashbourne School, on Union Avenue, was built in 1881. In November 1884 the principal, Mr. Flounders, presented the idea of a high school. This led to the beginning of high school education in Cheltenham Township and Mr. Flounders was the first principal of Cheltenham High School." - Alexander Scott
A.T. Clayton Pharmacy
A.T. Clayton Pharmacy
Historic buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Cheltenham (Township)., Drugstores -- United States -- History -- 19th century., Cheltenham (Pa. : Township) -- History.
"This picture shows the A.T. Clayton store and house. The business began in 1883 and continued until about 1920." - Alexander Scott
Bartholomew Mather's House
Bartholomew Mather's House
Historic buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Cheltenham (Township)., Cheltenham (Pa. : Township) -- Biography., Cheltenham (Pa. : Township) -- History.
"He built it in 1781 at the corner of Washington Lane and Church Road." - Alexander Scott
Batholomew Mather's House
Batholomew Mather's House
Cheltenham (Pa. : Township) -- History., Historic buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Cheltenham (Township)., Cheltenham (Pa. : Township) -- Biography.
"This picture was taken in the late 19th century." - Alexander Scott
Benjamin R. Myers School
Benjamin R. Myers School
Education -- Pennsylvania -- History., Cheltenham (Pa. : Township) -- History., Historic buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Cheltenham (Township).
"This picture shows Myers School as it looked when it opened in 1922." - Alexander Scott
Benjamin R. Myers School
Benjamin R. Myers School
Education -- Pennsylvania -- History., Cheltenham (Pa. : Township) -- History., Historic buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Cheltenham (Township).
"This picture shows the 1967 addition during construction." - Alexander Scott
Beth Shalom
Beth Shalom
Synagogues -- Pennsylvania -- Montgomery County., Cheltenham (Pa. : Township) -- History., Historic buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Cheltenham (Township)., Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959.
"This 1959 Old York Road synagogue was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright." - Alexander Scott
Butler Place
Butler Place
Education -- Pennsylvania -- History., Cheltenham (Pa. : Township) -- History., Historic buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Cheltenham (Township).
"Major Pierce Butler of Charleston, South Carolina, was a signer of the Constitution. In 1810 he bought 84 acres in Philadelphia from Francis and Eugenia Breuil and later increased it to 107 acres. The house had been built in 1791 by Frederick Boullange and was located at Old York Road and Thorp's Lane. It was destroyed in 1925 and much of the estate is now part of Central High School." - Alexander Scott
Calvary Presbyterian Church
Calvary Presbyterian Church
Churches -- Pennsylvania -- Cheltenham (Township)., Cheltenham (Pa. : Township) -- History., Historic buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Cheltenham (Township).
"The first church was this wooden building on the northeast corner of Fernbrook and Greenwood Avenues. In September 1893 it was rolled to a new site on Bent Road at the other end of Fernbrook Avenue." - Alexander Scott
Camp William Penn
Camp William Penn
African American soldiers -- Pennsylvania -- History -- 19th century., La Mott (Pa.) -- History., Camp William Penn (La Mott, Pa.), Historic buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Cheltenham (Township).
"This picture was taken after the Civil War by W.B. Powell." - Alexander Scott
Camp William Penn
Camp William Penn
Camp William Penn (La Mott, Pa.), African American soldiers -- Pennsylvania -- History -- 19th century., La Mott (Pa.) -- History., Historic buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Cheltenham (Township).
"A Civil War lithograph showing the barracks of Camp William Penn." - Alexander Scott
Camp William Penn
Camp William Penn
Camp William Penn (La Mott, Pa.), African American soldiers -- Pennsylvania -- History -- 19th century., La Mott (Pa.) -- History., Historic buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Cheltenham (Township).
"Sketch showing location of barracks and other facilities used by the troops." - Alexander Scott