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Wissahickon Inn (now Chestnut Hill Academy) (1883–84), designed by G. W. & W. D. Hewitt; Inglewood Cottage (1850), designed by Thomas Ustick Walter; The former site of Boxly, the estate of Frederick Winslow Taylor, where Taylor often received the business-management pilgrims who came to meet the "Father of Scientific Management"
Druim Moir, also known as the Houston Estate Historic District, is a historic district in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Druim Moir was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It is a contributing property of the Chestnut Hill National Historic District. [2]
The real estate agents then sold-or rented them to black residents at a substantial profit. [9] Since the 1970s, Chestnut Hill–Plateau has suffered from problems familiar to other older inner city neighborhoods. Crime, declining population, and a deteriorating housing stock kept property values low and most houses from being maintained or ...
ASHEVILLE - After the demolition of 13 historic Chestnut Hill homes in 2022, several empty lots along Baird Street could soon become Aster Court, an 18-unit condo development priced at around $1 ...
The Baleroy Mansion is a 32-room estate located in the historic and affluent Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States.It has obtained the title of "Most Haunted Home in America" [1] The name "Baleroy" was chosen by its owner George Meade Easby, [2] great-grandson of General George Meade (hero of the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War).
The Manor was built between 1734 and 1737 by Joshua Blanchard for the wealthy merchant Thomas Hancock (1703–1764). It was the first house to be erected on the top of Beacon Hill west of the summit and stood alone with no westward neighbor until around 1768, when the portrait painter John Singleton Copley built a house farther down the slope.
Chestnut Hill Reservation The reserve is part of the Chestnut Hill Reservoir Historic District , is listed on the National Register of Historic Places , and is a City of Boston Landmark. It is managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation .
The Anglecot, also known as the Potter Residence, is an historic residence in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. [2]Designed by noted Philadelphia architect Wilson Eyre for Charles Adams Potter (1860-1925), a manufacturer of linoleum, [3] it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.