Grange Estate

Grange Estate

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location= Havertown, PA
lat_degrees = 39 | lat_minutes = 58 | lat_seconds = 32.88 | lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 75 | long_minutes = 17 | long_seconds = 4.87 | long_direction = W
locmapin = Pennsylvania
area =
built =1685
architecture= Gothic
added = January 11, 1976
governing_body = Local
refnum=76001636cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2006-03-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
The Grange Estate, also known as Maen-Coch and Clifton Hall, is a historic mansion in Havertown, Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia. Built in 1700 and expanded several times through the 1850s, it was purchased by Haverford Township in 1974. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

The mansion is an example of the Gothic Revival style of architecture. [ [http://www.visitpa.com/visitpa/fallDetails.pa?id=63188 Fall in PA: Historic Grange Estate] ] It is presented in the state it was in at the turn of the century. The grounds also feature Victorian gardens. [ [http://faq.gardenweb.com/faq/lists/pagard/2003063216002570.html What are some Great Gardens to visit in PA?] ]

The home was owned by patriot John Ross during the late 18th century, who gave his country estate its current name after the home of Lafayette. Ross's home was frequented by several notable historic figures including George Washington and Lafayette. [ [http://www.thegrangeestate.org/history.html The Historic Grange Estate] ]

In 1815, the home was purchased by Manuel Eyre, Jr. [ [http://www.delcohistory.org/ashmead/ashmead_pg578.htm H.G. Ashmead, "History of Delaware County", p. 578, 1884.] ] , son of Washington aide Manuel Eyre, who served with the General during the Revolution. The Eyre family would hold the estate for longer than any other, first from 1815–1846, and then, through their Ashhurst cousins, from 1848-1911.

The last family to occupy the mansion did so from 1913–1974, at which point it was sold to the Haverford Historical Society.

The mansion is now maintained as a museum and community center. Regular tours are available from April to October and during the December holidays.

Notes

Further reading

*H.D. Eberlein and H.M. Lippincott, "The Colonial Homes of Philadelphia and Its Neighbourhood", J.B. Lippincott Co., Phila. and London, 1912.

External links

* [http://www.thegrangeestate.org The Grange Estate]
* [http://www.brynmawr.edu/iconog/hotchkin/rp/hk014.jpgPhotograph (1897)] at Bryn Mawr College
* [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.pa3015 Listing (under "Maen-Coch") and photographs] at the Historic American Buildings Survey


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