Rowland House (Cheltenham, Pennsylvania)

Rowland House
Rowland House, September 2012
Rowland House (Cheltenham, Pennsylvania) is located in Philadelphia
Rowland House (Cheltenham, Pennsylvania)
Location300 Ashbourne Rd, Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°3′34″N 75°5′47″W / 40.05944°N 75.09639°W / 40.05944; -75.09639
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Builtc. 1774
NRHP reference No.79002301[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 25, 1979
Designated PHMCOctober 21, 2006

Rowland House, also known as the Shovel Shop, is a historic home located at Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1774, expanded about 1810–1820, with additions built in the early 1900s and 1920s / 1930s. It is a 3+1⁄2-story, stuccoed stone building with a steep gable roof and one-story, frame addition.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Elaine Rothschild (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Rowland House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-24.

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