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English Country Manor Still Parties Like it’s 1929
Preservation

English Country Manor Still Parties Like it’s 1929

Hope Montgomery Scott’s Ardrossan Farms was a magnet of Main Line society in the 1920s and 1930s, inspiring the iconic film, “The Philadelphia Story.” Today the impeccably-preserved Villanova mansion remains in family hands

Clothier’s Castle on the Main Line a Lesson in Adaptation
Preservation

Clothier’s Castle on the Main Line a Lesson in Adaptation

From fortress to sanctuary, the former home of Strawbridge and Clothier co-founder Isaac Clothier has served many roles over the last 150 years. Stacia Friedman has the story

Scottish Castle In Wynnewood Lives Like Royalty Again
Architecture

Scottish Castle In Wynnewood Lives Like Royalty Again

The future of Maybrook Mansion has been mired for decades in legal battles, panned development plans, and the housing market crash of 2008. The Main Line castle has since retaken its throne as the centerpiece of a luxury apartment complex

Bryn Mawr College Marks Centennial of its Summer School for Working Women
History

Bryn Mawr College Marks Centennial of its Summer School for Working Women

Kimberly Haas dives deep into the history of the Summer School for Women Workers in Industry

Former Strawbridge’s Works Up a Sweat as a Full-Service Fitness Club
Preservation

Former Strawbridge’s Works Up a Sweat as a Full-Service Fitness Club

Adaptive reuse and ripped abs converge at an old department store in Ardmore

The Fantastic Flair of Samuel Yellin and His Fortress on the Main Line
Architecture

The Fantastic Flair of Samuel Yellin and His Fortress on the Main Line

Samuel Yellin is one of the most revered American iron workers of the 20th century. The creative tradesman, well-known for his whimsical eye for design, shook up the Main Line in the 1920s with a home renovation fit for a king. Greg Prichard has the backstory of Yellin’s long-gone fortification

Medieval Masterpieces Inspired by Swedish Mystic Still Dazzle in Montco
Architecture

Medieval Masterpieces Inspired by Swedish Mystic Still Dazzle in Montco

A Christian sect inspired by Swedish mystic Emanuel Swedenborg has a rich history in 19th century Philadelphia. But the medieval-inspired structures his adherents built in the Huntingdon Valley represent a true apex of craft for 20th century architecture

Have Art, Will Travel: Uncovering the 69th Street Branch of PMA
Art & Design

Have Art, Will Travel: Uncovering the 69th Street Branch of PMA

Bart Everts takes us out to Upper Darby where the Philadelphia Museum of Art experimented with a neighborhood branch museum in the 1930s


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