Rowland House (Cheltenham, Pennsylvania)

Rowland House

Rowland House, September 2012
Location 300 Ashbourne Rd, Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°3′34″N 75°5′47″W / 40.05944°N 75.09639°W / 40.05944; -75.09639Coordinates: 40°3′34″N 75°5′47″W / 40.05944°N 75.09639°W / 40.05944; -75.09639
Area 0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built c. 1774
NRHP Reference # 79002301[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP October 25, 1979
Designated PHMC October 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. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  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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