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Loch Aerie Mansion

Philadelphia Mansions: Stories and Characters Behind the Walls

July 15, 2018Irish Edition

Photo (above): William L. Elkins built Elstowe Mansion in 1898.  His neighbors along the Old York Road included Gilded Age millionaires: John B. Stetson, John Wanamaker, Jay Cooke and Peter A. B. Widener. In 1932, the Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine… Continue Reading →

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