Woodcrest (Radnor Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania)

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Woodcrest
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Location610 King of Prussia Rd., Radnor Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°3′13″N75°22′39″W / 40.05361°N 75.37750°W / 40.05361; -75.37750 Coordinates: 40°3′13″N75°22′39″W / 40.05361°N 75.37750°W / 40.05361; -75.37750
Area2.8 acres (1.1 ha)
Built1901, 1907
ArchitectTrumbauer, Horace
Architectural styleTudor Revival
NRHP reference No. 08001265 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 30, 2008

Woodcrest Mansion is a historic mansion in Radnor Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, designed by renowned architect Horace Trumbauer, for James W. Paul, managing partner in Drexel and Company Banking (now JPMorgan Chase). Today, it is one of the oldest buildings on the campus of Cabrini University, where it serves as the main administration building. It was originally built in 1901, but major renovations and additions began almost immediately and continued through 1907, with additional modifications executed in 1914. It is a three-story, 51 room, 47,000 square feet mansion in the Elizabethan Tudor Revival style. It was once part of a 238-acre estate, 112 acres of which is Cabrini University. The Estate of Dr. John T. Dorrance, inventor of the process for condensed soup and president of the Campbell Soup Company, sold to the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in 1953. Cabrini University (then called Cabrini College) opened in September 1957, and Woodcrest served as its first home. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Martha W. Dale and Beverlee Burnes (August 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Woodcrest" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-06.