Library Record
Metadata
Catalog Number |
1975.2.1 |
Object Name |
Book |
Author |
Horace Mather Lippincott |
Title |
A Narrative of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia with some account of Springfield, Whitemarsh and Cheltenham Townships in Montgomery County Pennsylvania |
Publisher |
Old York Road Publishing Company |
Date of Publication |
1948 |
Place of Publication |
Jenkintown, PA |
Summary |
Springfield Township/Whitemarsh Township/Cheltenham/ Township Philadelphia Horse Show (p. 76-78 also)/Park House (burned 1877) (also page 81)/Reuben Sands/John Casper Weiss/Wissahickon Inn/the Eldon resort hotel (p. 75 also)/ George Simpson/Dr. and Mrs. Lane/ Mr. Cushing/Mr. Griffith/Chestnut Hill east train station/Harmony School house (p.18-19)/Maple Lawn Inn/Matthias Bush/General Howe/Kreibel farm house/Thomas Williams, Richard Magee who kept the Railroad House/Reading Company round house where locomotives turned around/William Whittem (also page 87)/Heydricks Iron Ore Pits near Enfield (p.20, see photos)/Home for Consumptives (p.27-28)/Springside School/Miss Katrine Zara's school (p.35)/Cricket /Philadelphia Cricket Club (p.73-75)/Golf (p.76.)/Water tower/ Bethesda Children's Home (Bethesda Christian Home for Boys and Girls)/ perpetual motion machine (p.80-81)/Christian Hall Library (p.83)/Richard Vaux/ John and Lydia Morris (p.86)/Miss Huston's store (p.87)/Quarry on Mermaid Lane (p.90)/ Horsecars and trolleys (p.91)/Richard Wistar/ Andorra Nursery/ William Harper/ Yates Nursery (p.115) Images scanned in the record 1975.2.1 for this book: Philadelphia Horse Show aerial view of Chestnit Hill College Valley Green Inn and Chestnut Hill Academy Chestnut Hill Baptist Church The Friends' Meeting House St. Paul's Episcopal Church St. Thomas Episcopal Church Main Street Fair for Chestnut Hill Hospital Railway Hotel next to Reading depot "Old Reading Depot where most Chesnut Hill Institutions were born" The Churches, Presbyterian, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Lutheran The Chestnut Hill Library Chestnut Hill Hospital John Story Jenks Public School and the old Water Tower The Police and Fire Stations The Broad Street Trust Company The Pennsylvania Bank and Trust Company The Old Mermaid Inn Reading and Pennsylvania Railroad Stations at Chestnut Hill |
Physical Description |
190 p., ill. (with photographs) |
Notes |
Philadelphia Horse Show (p. 76-78 also), Park House (burned 1877) (also page 81), Reuben Sands, John Casper Weiss, Wissahickon Inn, the Eldon resort hotel (p. 75 also), George Simpson, Dr. and Mrs. Lane, Mr. Cushing, Mr. Griffith, Chestnut Hill east train station, Harmony School house (p.18-19). Maple Lawn Inn, Matthias Bush, General Howe, Kreibel farm house, Thomas Williams, Richard Magee who kept the Railroad House, Reading Company round house where locomotives turned around, William Whittem (also page 87), Heydricks Iron Ore Pits near Enfield (p.20, se photos). Home for Consumptives (p.27-28) Springside School, Miss Katrine Zara's school (p.35). Cricket, Philadelphia Cricket Club (p.73-75). Golf (p.76.) Water tower, Bethesda Children's Home (Bethesda Christian Home for Boys and Girls), perpetual motion machine (p.80-81). Christian Hall Library (p.83). Richard Vaux, John and Lydia Morris (p.86). Miss Huston's store (p.87). Quarry on Mermaid Lane (p.90). Horsecars and trolleys (p.91). Richard Wistar, Andorra Nursery, William Harper, Yates Nursery (p.115). |