The Main Line: Country Houses of Philadelphia's Storied Suburb, 1870-1930 | 
This is a lovely book that chronicles the magnificent country estates of a suburban enclave outside of Philadelphia, and my neighborhood (although my home is not an estate, alas!) One of the most famous is Ardrossan because of the owner‘s daughter, Hope Montgomery Scott. She is said to have been the model for the lead character in “A Philadelphia Story”, played in movies by Katherine Hepburn and then by Grace Kelly. #estates #150PnPCoverParty
LeahBergen This looks like a wonderful read! 😍 6y
kspenmoll Lovely& intriguing! 6y
CrowCAH Wow this sounds like such a neat book; are many of the estates open for house tours? 6y
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DivineDiana @LeahBergen @kspenmoll Thank you! So many wonderful photographs! 6y
DivineDiana @CrowCAH Sometimes for charity Home Tours, but unfortunately, many have been destroyed. Ardrossan still stands but a very controversial sale of a some of the 740 acres recently took place to construct new homes. (edited) 6y
CrowCAH @DivineDiana oh such a sad day when land has to be sold for new development. 6y
Leftcoastzen That looks like a great book. 6y
RohitSawant This sounds so interesting! 6y
DivineDiana @CrowCAH 💔 6y
DivineDiana @Leftcoastzen @rohit-sawant Thank you. 6y
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