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Rowland House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Pennsylvania state historical marker

Rowland House, September 2012

Location	300 Ashbourne Rd, Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°3′34″N 75°5′47″W / 40.05944°N 75.09639°W / 40.05944; -75.09639
Area	0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built	c. 1774
NRHP reference No.	79002301^[1]
Added to NRHP	October 25, 1979
Designated PHMC	October 21, 2006

Rowland House, also known as the Shovel Shop, is a historic home located at Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1774, expanded about 1810–1820, with additions built in the early 1900s and 1920s / 1930s. It is a 3+1⁄2-story, stuccoed stone building with a steep gable roof and one-story, frame addition.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.^[1]

References

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^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Elaine Rothschild (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Rowland House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-24.

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Founded 1682
Communities	Arcadia University Ashmead Village Cedarbrook Cheltenham Edge Hill Elkins Park Glenside La Mott Laverock McKinley (part) Melrose Park Wyncote
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