The History of the Devon Inn
On the eve of the opening of the 121st anniversary of the Devon Horse Show and Country Fair, Tredyffrin Historic Preservation Trust is delighted to welcome guest speaker J. Michael …
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Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens 631 Berwyn-Baptist Road, Devon, PA
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World War I: Northern Chester County in the Great War
Duportail House 297 Adams Drive, Chesterbrook, PennsylvaniaWorld War I will be the subject of the first lecture in the Trust’s Fall 2017 Lecture Series. Ryan Conroy, Historian and President of the Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area, will lead a discussion about the history of the men and woman who served during WWI from the northern Chester County region, from towns …
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Frank Lloyd Wright’s Suntop and the Genesis of the ‘Modern’ American Home … The Ardmore Experiment
Duportail House 297 Adams Drive, Chesterbrook, PennsylvaniaSocial change in America during the 1930’s brought about innovation in the design of domestic architecture. Frank Lloyd Wright and his contemporaries interpreted the new American lifestyle first into architectural …
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The History of the King of Prussia Inn
Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens 631 Berwyn-Baptist Road, Devon, PAThe King of Prussia Inn (c. 1756), “The Sign of the King” welcomed visitors for almost 200 years, and may have been the source for the town receiving its name. …
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Philadelphia Mansions: Stories and Characters Behind the Walls
Duportail House 297 Adams Drive, Chesterbrook, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia’s grand mansions and architectural treasures reflect its iconic status in American history, for each Greek Revival home and Corinthian column tells a compelling story of the people behind it. …
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Wedding of the Year – 1938
Duportail House 297 Adams Drive, Chesterbrook, PennsylvaniaIn 2003, Doug Humes began leasing space for his law office in an old Bryn Mawr mansion. His curiosity about the original owners, the Jacobs, sent him on a quest …
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Jefferson’s Daughters, Three Sisters, White and Black, in a Young America
Duportail House 297 Adams Drive, Chesterbrook, PennsylvaniaJefferson’s Daughters by Catherine Kerrison is the remarkable untold story of Thomas Jefferson’s three daughters — two white and free, one black and enslaved — and the divergent paths they …
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Old Main Line Gas Stations
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Diggin’ For History
Life's Patina at Willowbrook Farm 1750 North Valley Road, Malvern, PennsylvaniaCocktail Party Fundraiser Benefiting Jones Log Barn Living History Center
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Who Was Will Price – A Decade of Change 1890-1900
Duportail House 297 Adams Drive, Chesterbrook, PennsylvaniaWilliam L. Price was one of an influential group of architects working during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in Philadelphia. Aside from his importance in the area of …
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Grand Opening
Duportail House 297 Adams Drive, Chesterbrook, PennsylvaniaAfter years in the making, the Tredyffrin Historic Preservation Trust (THPT) has set its grand opening of the Jones Log Barn Living History Center for Sunday, April 3, 2022, 1 …
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2022 Town Tours and Village Walks
P.C. Knox Estate in Valley Forge National Historic Park 151 Library Ln, Malvern, PA, United StatesTown Tours & Village Walks is a series of free summer strolls through historic neighborhoods, hamlets, villages, and sites to learn about significant founders of these places or institutions and …
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A Change to Suburbia
Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens 631 Berwyn-Baptist Road, Devon, PA7 PM Reception, 7:30 PM Lecture We are excited to welcome back Jeff Groff as our guest speaker. Jeff is currently Estate Historian at Winterthur and holds an MA from …
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Rural Modernism: Oskar Stonorov, Ed Bacon and Lou Kahn in Chester County
Duportail House 297 Adams Drive, Chesterbrook, Pennsylvania7 PM Reception, 7:30 PM Lecture On Wednesday, October 19, James Garrison, architect, and author with over forty years in the profession, returns to the Trust lecture series. With a …
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Denim Night: Eat, Drink, Mingle, Give
Duportail House 297 Adams Drive, Chesterbrook, PennsylvaniaThere will be a party. With people. A “Denim Night” in the barn! But first, in case you have not heard … The Jones Log Barn Living History Center has officially opened! Twenty …
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Black Soldiers & Civilians in Tredyffrin Township During the Valley Forge Encampment, 1777-78
Duportail House 297 Adams Drive, Chesterbrook, Pennsylvania7 PM Reception, 7:30 PM Lecture This presentation highlights details from a study examining African American participation during the Valley Forge encampment of 1777 to 1778. Justin B. Clement brings …
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Camp Meetings & Chautauquas – America’s 19th Century Back to Nature Movement
Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens 631 Berwyn-Baptist Road, Devon, PA7 PM Reception, 7:30 PM Lecture People may know the well-known camp meetings and Chautauquas - Oak Bluff, MA, Ocean Grove, NJ and Chautauqua NY. But did you know there …
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Duportail: A Founder Forgotten
Duportail House 297 Adams Drive, Chesterbrook, PennsylvaniaJoin us for a presentation on Brigadier-General Duportail at his headquarters during the Valley Forge encampment of 1777-78, the historic “Duportail House” (c.1740) in Chesterbrook.
Within a year of his joining the Continental Army in November 1777, General Louis Le Begue Duportail, a French military engineer, had become a trusted aide and advisor to the command-ing general. -
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Clara in a Time of War
Duportail House 297 Adams Drive, Chesterbrook, PennsylvaniaJoin C.J. McGroarty for a reading and discussion of her new book Clara in a Time of War, a compelling story of historical fiction set in 1777 Chester County, Pennsylvania.
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Denim Night 2023
Duportail House 297 Adams Drive, Chesterbrook, PennsylvaniaHELP US BRING SOUND AND TECHNOLOGY TO THE LIVING HISTORY CENTER!
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A Salute to Main Line Veterans
Duportail House 297 Adams Drive, Chesterbrook, PennsylvaniaIn advance of Veterans Day on November 11, the Trust welcomes local historian Bart Van Valkenburgh to its Fall Lecture Series. Presenting “A Salute to Main Line Veterans”, the talk will focus on some of the veterans from our area, as well as many of the veterans or-ganizations active in supporting and recognizing the service to our country by these citizen soldiers.
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Santa in The Barn
Photo opportunity with Santa!
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Easter Bunny in the Barn
Duportail House 297 Adams Drive, Chesterbrook, PennsylvaniaPhoto opportunity with the Easter Bunny
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Immigration in Northern Chester County
Duportail House 297 Adams Drive, Chesterbrook, PennsylvaniaExplore the rich cultural history of immigrants in Northern Chester County and how they impacted the growth of the region and influenced everyday life. See photos and artifacts from instructor Ryan Conroy’s personal collection and archive for an exciting visual experience.
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Lafayette at Brandywine: Making of An American Hero
Duportail House 297 Adams Drive, Chesterbrook, PennsylvaniaAuthor Bruce E. Mowday will give a presentation on Lafayette's life, his involvement in the American Revolution and his return to America in 1824-1825 as America's guest!