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Gladwyne Historic District is a national
historic district A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...
located at Gladwyne in
Lower Merion Township Lower Merion Township is a township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Philadelphia Main Line. The township's name originates with the county of Merioneth in north Wales. Merioneth is an English-language transcription of the ...
,
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Montgomery County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is the third-most populous county in Pennsylvania and the 73rd-most populous county in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the county was 856,55 ...
. It encompasses 57 contributing buildings in the historic core of Gladwyne known as "Merion Square." It includes mainly mill or farm workers' dwelling. They are predominantly 2 1/2-story, two bay
stucco Stucco or render is a construction material made of aggregates, a binder, and water. Stucco is applied wet and hardens to a very dense solid. It is used as a decorative coating for walls and ceilings, exterior walls, and as a sculptural and a ...
ed stone structures dated to the early- to mid-19th century. Notable buildings include the Guard House Inn, "War Office" (1798), and Gladwyne Library. ''Note:'' This includes It was added to the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1980.


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Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Historic districts in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania {{MontgomeryCountyPA-NRHP-stub