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Henry West Breyer Sr. House

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Built
  
1915

Opened
  
1915

Added to NRHP
  
20 February 2004

NRHP Reference #
  
04000065

Area
  
8,000 m²

Henry West Breyer Sr. House

Location
  
8230 Old York Rd., Elkins Park, Pennsylvania

Architectural style
  
Colonial Revival architecture

Similar
  
Milmoral, Glenside Memorial Hall, St Paul's Episcopal Church, Richard Wall house, Melrose Park station

Henry W. Breyer Sr. House, also known as Haredith and officially known today as the Cheltenham Township Municipal Building, is a historic home located at Elkins Park, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1915, and is a large 2 12-story, irregularly shaped stone dwelling in the Colonial Revival style. It features a full-height porch supported by four Doric order columns. Also on the property is a contributing garage. The house was purchased by Cheltenham Township in 1956, and subsequently converted to offices. The house was built by Henry W. Breyer Sr., owner of Breyers Ice Cream.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. It is located across the street from National Historic Landmark Beth Sholom Synagogue.

References

Henry West Breyer Sr. House Wikipedia