Rowland House (Cheltenham, Pennsylvania)

Historic house in Pennsylvania, United States

United States historic place

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]
Significant dates
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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1. ^ a b "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 Elaine Rothschild (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Rowland House" (PDF). Retrieved May 24, 2012.

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Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Founded 1682

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* Arcadia University
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* Ancillae Assumpta Academy
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* Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district
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