La Castaña
Also known as: New Sharon
Built: 1891
Status 2020: extant
Architect: Theophilus P. Chandler, Jr.
1341 Montgomery Avenue, Rosemont, PA; original owner: William M. Joyce, general freight agent of Pennsylvania Railroad Co.; subsequent owners: Alba B. Johnson, president of Baldwin Locomotive Co., Sisters of the Holy Child Jesus; original architect: Theophilus P. Chandler, Jr.; subsequent architects: Herbert C. Wise (1904), Ashmead & Adams (1907), Alexander M. Adams (1911, 13, 15); plot size: 16.5 acres; 1891-94;
7 Items
PHE Binder 6 (Rosemont)
| Title | Date | Format | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data sheet | PHE6-LAC 01 | ||
| Residence of A. B. Johnson | 8" x 10"; b & w | PHE6-LAC 02 | |
| Residence of A. B. Johnson - Closer view | 7" x 5"; b & w | PHE6-LAC 03 | |
| Front facade | 8" x 10"; b & w | PHE6-LAC 04 | |
| Side view and entrance porte-cochére | 8" x 10"; b & w | PHE6-LAC 05 | |
| Garden view | 8" x 10"; b & w | PHE6-LAC 06 | |
| Garden facade | 8" x 10"; b & w | PHE6-LAC 07 |
Location
| House built | <1880 | '80s | '90s | 1900s | '10s | '20s | '30s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| house is gone | — | ||||||
| standing |