Glenays

	Glenays
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Glenays, November 2009
	Interactive map showing Glenays’ location
Location	926 Coopertown Rd., Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°0′41″N75°19′49″W / 40.01139°N 75.33028°W
Area	2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built	1859, c. 1890, 1925
Built by	Erickson, Michael
Architect	Howe, George
Architectural style	Italianate
NRHP reference No.	77001163
Added to NRHP	December 27, 1977

Last updated June 07, 2024

Glenays, also known as Leighton House, was an historic home which was located in Radnor Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.^[2]^[3]

History and architectural features

The property was purchased by Richard Roger Montgomery and his wife Elisabeth Binney Montgomery in 1859.^[4] It was a three-story, stucco over stone Italian Villa style dwelling built in three sections.

The first section was built in 1859, with additions built in the late-nineteenth century and in 1925. The 1925 addition and 1928 garden walls were designed by architect George Howe (1886–1955).^[5]

For many years, the estate was the home of Archibald R. Montgomery and later, the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Biddle. In 1974, it was used as the "Designers' Show House" by the Philadelphia Vassar Club to benefit their scholarship fund.

As of 2017, it was abandoned and in a state of disrepair. As of 2021, the land was subdivided, and the mansion demolished to make way for new residential construction.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.^[1]

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References

1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
↑ "Township Map". Radnor Township. Archived from the original on 2019-09-01. Retrieved 2019-09-01.
↑ "2010 Census – Census Block Map: Bryn Mawr CDP, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2019-09-01.
↑ Wren, David Nelson (2017). Ardrossan: The Last Great Estate on the Philadelphia Main Line. New York, NY: Bauer and Dean Publishers. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-9838632-5-0.
↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-01-08.Note: This includes Mr. E. Norton Hunt; F.J. Dallett; Susan M. Zacher (April 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Glenays" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-06.

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[nris-1] 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[2] "Township Map". Radnor Township. Archived from the original on 2019-09-01. Retrieved 2019-09-01.

[3] "2010 Census – Census Block Map: Bryn Mawr CDP, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2019-09-01.

[4] Wren, David Nelson (2017). Ardrossan: The Last Great Estate on the Philadelphia Main Line. New York, NY: Bauer and Dean Publishers. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-9838632-5-0.

[arch-5] "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-01-08.Note: This includes Mr. E. Norton Hunt; F.J. Dallett; Susan M. Zacher (April 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Glenays" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-06.

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