The Grange Estate, also known as Maen-Coch and Clifton Hall, is a historic mansion built by Henry Lewis Jr. (1671–1730) in
Havertown, Pennsylvania
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, near
Philadelphia
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, in
Delaware County, Pennsylvania
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. Parts of a c. 1700 residence may be incorporated in the carriage house. The main house, built in c. 1750 and expanded several times through the 1850s, was purchased by Haverford Township in 1974. The building was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1976 as The Grange.
The mansion, an example of the
Gothic Revival
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style, is presented in the state it was in at the turn of the 20th century. The grounds also feature Victorian gardens. ''Note:'' This includes
The house was owned by patriot and Philadelphia merchant John Ross during the late 18th century, who named his country estate after the home of
Lafayette
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** Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (1757â ...
. Ross's house was frequented by several notable historic figures, including
George Washington
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Bryn Mawr College
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Historic American Buildings Survey
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