Bardwold
Also known as: Bonniview
Built: 1885
Demolished: before 1913
Architect: Benjamin Linfoot
Hazelhust to Bowman Avenues, Merion Station, PA; original owner: Mrs. Matthew Baird, Baldwin Locomotive Co. heiress; subsequent owners: Mrs. Annie Baird, George R. McAbee; original architect: Benjamin Linfoot; plot size: 27 acres; 1885;
Bardwold was demolished between 1908 and 1913 and the estate subdivided. Bonniview was built between 1908 and 1913 in Bardwold's footprint, still standing in 2020 as 611 Hazelhurst Ave.. Bardwold's carriage house and greenhouse were converted into Dindorf, 374 Baird Rd. in 2020.
Other Bardwold, Bonniview or Dindorf outbuildings survive at 354 Baird Rd., 364 Baird Rd. and 529 Heath Rd..
4 Items
PHE Binder 5 (Merion Station, Overbrook, Narberth, Penn Valley)
| Title | Date | Format | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data sheet | PHE5-BAR 01 | ||
| Entrance porte cochére and front facade | 8" x 10"; b & w | PHE5-BAR 02 | |
| Road to entrance gate | 8" x 10"; b & w | PHE5-BAR 03 | |
| The Home Buildings (view from the lawn) | 1887 | 8" x 10"; b & w; drawing by Benjamin Linfoot | PHE5-BAR 04 |
Location
| House built | <1880 | '80s | '90s | 1900s | '10s | '20s | '30s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| house is gone | — | ||||||
| standing |