Woodcrest (Radnor Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania)
Woodcrest is a historic mansion located on the campus of Cabrini University in Radnor Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1901, with major alterations designed by Horace Trumbauer and completed in 1907, with additional modifications executed in 1914. It is a three-story, 51 room, 47,000 square feet mansion in the Elizabethan Tudor Revival style. It was once part of a 238-acre estate, 112 acres of which is Cabrini University. The Estate of Dr. John T. Dorrance, inventor of the process for condensed soup and president of the Campbell Soup Company, sold to the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in 1953. Cabrini University (then called Cabrini College) opened in September 1957, and Woodcrest served as its first home.[2]
Woodcrest | |
Woodcrest, November 2009 | |
Location | 610 King of Prussia Rd., Radnor Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°3′13″N 75°22′39″W |
Area | 2.8 acres (1.1 ha) |
Built | 1901, 1907 |
Architect | Trumbauer, Horace |
Architectural style | Tudor Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 08001265[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 30, 2008 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]
References
- "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 Martha W. Dale and Beverlee Burnes (August 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Woodcrest" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-06.