Strafford is an

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in the southeastern part of the

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, located partly in Tredyffrin Township,

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, and partly in Radnor Township, Delaware County. It is served by its own

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on the SEPTA Paoli/Thorndale Line regional rail train. The SEPTA station at Strafford is one of the few buildings that survives from the 1876 Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia. It is also the site of the Strafford School (now the Woodlynde School), and the Old Eagle School. It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 440 feet.
Founded by Stephan Schifter in 1939
The

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once ran to Strafford but service on its main line was discontinued on March 23, 1956, while service on the former branch line continues as The Norristown High-Speed Line.http://www.waynepa.com/history/trains/pandwrr/default.htm The portion of the abandoned ''P&W'' line in Radnor Township, ending in Strafford, is now a "

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Education

Students in Tredyffrin Township attend schools in the

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. High school students in Tredyffrin Township attend

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Public libraries

The Tredyffrin Library, with of space as of 1977, is located in Strafford."Relating common solutions: two libraries by Mitchell/Giurgola." p. 95. The architectural firm Mitchell/Giurgola developed the Tredyffrin Library. It has an amphitheater that is focused on a park in a southward direction."Relating common solutions: two libraries by Mitchell/Giurgola." p. 93. The library has a single large reading room. The library building has a larger two story end, while the other end has only one story at the upper level."Relating common solutions: two libraries by Mitchell/Giurgola." p. 94. The facility has toilets, workrooms, and offices at the main level are in a separate element of the structure from the main reading room, and this structure juts out from the flue. ''

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'' said that this "allows direct access to the reading room from the public entrance." ''Architectural Record'' stated that Tredyffrin Library and the library built in

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of the

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, which was also designed by Mitchell/Giurgola, have common underlying concepts. According to the publication, the shared concepts were "unusual sensitivity in using natural light to best advantage while warding off the sun," a "quickly apparent organization of functions," and being "responsive to the varying situations in which it is built."

References

* "Relating common solutions: two libraries by Mitchell/Giurgola." ''

''. August 1977. Volume 162. p. 93-98. ISSN 0003-858X.

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