- Harriton House
Infobox_nrhp | name =Harriton
nrhp_type = hd
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location= 1401--1415 Old Gulf Rd.Villanova, Pennsylvania
locmapin = Pennsylvania
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built =1842
architect= Vaux,Walter S.; Price,Walter
architecture= Bungalow/craftsman, Queen Anne, Federal
added =October 31 ,1985
governing_body = Private
refnum=85003472cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]Harriton House is a historic house on
Pennsylvania 's Main Line, most famously the residence ofCharles Thomson , the secretary of theContinental Congress . It was originally built in 1704 byRowland Ellis , a Welsh Quaker, and was called Bryn Mawr, meaning "high hill." The modern town of Bryn Mawr is named after the house.Harriton Association
The Harriton Association was started by a group of people who were concerned that the house and its surrounding grounds, which were privately owned at the time, would be subdivided and developed. The Association restored the house to look as it did when Charles Thomson lived in it in time for the 1976 Bicentennial of the United States.
The Association operates Harriton House as a historic house museum. Tours are given from Wednesday through Saturday, and special events are held at the house through the year.
References
External links
* [http://www.harritonhouse.org/ Harriton House official site]
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