Richard Wall House Museum

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"Richard Wall's house stands at the entrance to Wall Park [in Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania]. The original section of the house is dated 1682 and additions were completed in 1727 and 1800. It is the most historic building in the Township and, until 1978, was the oldest house in continuous residence in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Wall name was lost when Sarah Wall, Richard's granddaughter, married George Shoemaker. The Shoemaker name is another name mentioned quite frequently in association with early development in the Township. Their daughter-in-law developed the Shoemaker Mill on the Tookany Creek, and Shoemakertown (now part of Elkins Park) developed around it."

Bibliography:

Cheltenham Township. "History." Accessed August 28, 2012. http://tinyurl.com/oxa88ex

From the guide to the Richard Wall House Museum photograph collection, circa 1855-2011, (Richard Wall House Museum)

"Richard Wall's house stands at the entrance to Wall Park [in Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania]. The original section of the house is dated 1682 and additions were completed in 1727 and 1800. It is the most historic building in the Township and, until 1978, was the oldest house in continuous residence in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Wall name was lost when Sarah Wall, Richard's granddaughter, married George Shoemaker. The Shoemaker name is another name mentioned quite frequently in association with early development in the Township. Their daughter-in-law developed the Shoemaker Mill on the Tookany Creek, and Shoemakertown (now part of Elkins Park) developed around it."

Bibliography:

Cheltenham Township. "History." Accessed August 28, 2012. http://tinyurl.com/oxa88ex

From the guide to the Richard Wall House Museum local history collection, 1894-2010, (Richard Wall House Museum)

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creatorOf Richard Wall House Museum local history collection, 1894-2010 Richard Wall House Museum
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Cheltenham (Pa. : Township)
Glenside (Pa.)
Cheltenham (Pa. : Township)
Elkins Park (Pa.)
Wyncote (Pa.)
Montgomery County (Pa.)
Montgomery County (Pa.)
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