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; -75.09639Coordinates: 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[edit]

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 2012-05-24.

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Media related to Rowland House (Cheltenham, Pennsylvania) at Wikimedia Commons

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Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 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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