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Identifier: ancientmodernger01hotc (find matches)
Title: Ancient and modern Germantown, Mount Airy and Chestnut Hill
Year: 1889 (1880s)
Authors: Hotchkin, Samuel Fitch, 1833-1912
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Publisher: Philadelphia, Pa., P. W. Ziegler & co.
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ot, in Chestnut Hill. Abrahams son Isaac re-ceived the property at his fathers death, and from him it passed to his sonDaniel, the present owner. The old stone farmhouse was built by Abraham,and an addition was made in 1787. The Wheel-Pump tavern is owned and kept by Robert Gordon. It belongedto the Heydrick family, who leased it to various persons. The stone house onthe left hand side was tlie Heydrick farmhouse. The long, gray stone dwell-ing on the right was the dwelling and store of the Heydricks. Charles Hey-drick now owns and occupies it, but the store is no longer kept. The Wheel-PumjD House is a name given to the hamlet. ROSLYN HEIGHTS. Near by on Willow Grove road, is the Roslyn Heights Hills. Among thehouses situated there is the beautiful country place built by WashingtonBrown, of Philadelphia, and afterward in possession of Edward Machette.It is now owned by the Gratz family and called The Heights. Among our Oen aw o C/2 ?3 Mcn 3w2;o M ■ O ^i/iHW<! O oo HXW o Mc«H ar
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CHESTNUT HILL. 517 illustrations is Roslyu Heights, lately built, the residence of StevensonCrothers. It is one of the best-located houses at Chestnut Hill. It overlooksthe Valley Forge Hills, Conshohockon, Whitemarsh A^alley, Flourtown, BarrenHill and a score of little villages that dot the broad stretch of landscape to beviewed on all sides. The house is of the Modern Queen Anne style of archi-tecture, contains twelve rooms and has all of the modern improvements.The farm consists of about sixty acres which Mr. Crothers has turned into astock farm, which has several streams of crystal water floMing through it. Heis also each j^ear improving and adding to the natural beauty of what isalready an ideal spot for a home. Before reaching that place, the old Iverper property stretches along the road.There is an old stone farmhouse and barn. J. Lowber Welsh has bought theproperty for improvement. There is a crushed stone walk from Thorps lane on the Township line.The pedestrain leaves the st

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