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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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