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Built in 1738, this historic structure is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story, stuccoed, stone dwelling with a gable roof.It has an original 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-story, gambrel-roofed, stone addition, is one of the oldest structures in Bucks County and was home to the Richardson family from its construction into the 20th century. [2]
The farm was named for a shady brook that ran behind the property. The family moved to its current current location at the juncture of Lower Makefield, Newtown and Middletown townships in the 1960s.
Shady Brook Farm is a historic home located at Marlboro, Ulster County, New York. The house was originally built about 1850 in the Greek Revival style, and substantially enlarged and remodeled about 1917. It consists of two two-story, gable-roofed blocks. The front facade features a picturesque front porch with Gothic Revival style design elements.
Shady Grove is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. [2] History. Shady Grove was platted in 1848. [3]
Michael Langhorne Astor (1916–1980), British politician; Reggie Langhorne (born 1963), American football player; Samuel Langhorne Clemens (1835–1910), author, pen name Mark Twain; Reverend Thomas Langhorne (born 1797), founder of Loretto School; Sir William Langhorne, 1st Baronet (c. 1631–1715), merchant, landowner and Governor of Madras
Shady Grove Park housed several rides and attractions, including a roller coaster, a Ferris wheel, a funhouse called "House of Mirth", a theater, a shooting gallery, a photo gallery, a restaurant, and two large dance halls. The roller coaster, Wildcat, opened in 1925, and was a large wooden coaster that spanned the entire length of the property.
Langhorne Speedway was an automobile racetrack in Middletown Township, Bucks County, near the borough of Langhorne, Pennsylvania, a northern suburb of Philadelphia. According to the book Langhorne! No Man's Land by L. Spencer Riggs: "With all other courses up to that time being fairground horse tracks, Langhorne was the first [one-]mile dirt ...
Among the historic structures in Shady Side is the Capt. Salem Avery House. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [4] The Lula G. Scott Community Center was listed in 2009. [5] Shady Side was once served by the sidewheel passenger steamer, Emma Giles, that operated from Baltimore, making up to five trips per week. [6]