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Druim Moir Historic District

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for the roof. The interior is notable for its variety of woods: oak for the hall and stairway, butternut walnut for the parlor, mahogany for the reception room, quartered oak in the dining room and library, sycamore for the office, and cypress for the servant's section. Oak, cherry, and sycamore were
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The centerpiece of the historic district is Druim Moir Castle (1885–86), whose main gate is at the corner of Willow Grove Avenue and Cherokee Street. Designed by architects
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In addition to the eponymous castle and Brinkwood, the historic district comprises five other contributing properties and eight non-contributing properties.
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Nearby Brinkwood, a Shingle-style residence, was a wedding present from Houston to his son, Samuel F. Houston, in 1887.
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Houston was the largest landowner in Philadelphia in the 1880s. He earned his wealth as the freight manager of the
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for Samuel F. Houston. In 1952, the house was modified by the removal of the top story and towers.
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used on the second floor, and white pine for the third-floor servants' quarters.
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Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
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Bounded by Fairmount Park, Cherokee St., Hartwell Lane and Valley Green Rd.,
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Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
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National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form
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Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission 255:Shingle Style, Romanesque, Picturesque Eclectic 505:Photograph of the castle in its original state 529: 8: 335:, and built at a cost of over $ 115,000 for 1121:Shingle Style architecture in Pennsylvania 536: 522: 514: 73: 368:The gardens were altered in 1920-1921 by 40:U.S. National Register of Historic Places 501:at Philadelphia Architects and Buildings 314:Chestnut Hill National Historic District 433: 377: 442:"National Register Information System" 23: 7: 1047:Native American archaeological sites 447:National Register of Historic Places 306:National Register of Historic Places 1136:Historic districts in Philadelphia 319:"Druim Moir" means Great Ridge in 14: 1089: 1080: 1079: 599: 592: 418: 395: 380: 346:was used for the walls, Eastern 289:, is a historic district in the 287:Houston Estate Historic District 150: 143: 125: 118: 100: 93: 467:"Druim Moir Historic District" 261: 1: 1126:Neighborhoods in Philadelphia 1042:European archaeological sites 159:Show map of the United States 465:Webster, Richard J. 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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
U.S. Historic district
Contributing property

Druim Moir Historic District is located in Philadelphia
Druim Moir Historic District is located in Pennsylvania
Druim Moir Historic District is located in the United States
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
40°3′33″N 75°12′52″W / 40.05917°N 75.21444°W / 40.05917; -75.21444
G. W. & W. D. Hewitt
Robert Rodes McGoodwin
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Chestnut Hill
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
National Register of Historic Places
contributing property
Chestnut Hill National Historic District
Scottish Gaelic
G. W. & W. D. Hewitt
Henry H. Houston
schist
granite
slate
Pennsylvania Railroad
Robert Rodes McGoodwin
Druim Moir in 1901
Gateway to Druim Moir, built before 1904

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