Lower Merion Historical Society

The Lower Merion Historical Society

« Photographs

Houses and Estates Photograph Collection

Title: “Pencoyd Farm,” a.k.a. “Roberts Estate” – South & east sides
Source:
Photographer: William Alan Morrison
Collection: Houses & Estates
Date: ca. 1893
Binder #: 1 (Ardmore, Bala Cynwyd)
Image Information: 8″ x 10″, b & w
Abstract: 355 E. City Avenue, Bala, PA; original owner: Roberts Family (8 generations), George B. Roberts (1833-1897), president of Pennsylvania Railroad Co., T. Williams Roberts last family owner; plot size in 1900: 122 acres of original 240 acres; architect in late 1800s: Furness & Evans; altered in ca. 1913; architect: Louis Baker; now demolished
Item Number: PHE1-PEN 03
Keywords: