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http://www.lowermerionhistory.org/photodb/web/html3/080-1.htmlKeystone Hotel 0 1874Keystone Hotel 1874

 

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Bryn Mawr Residence

 Former Bryn Mawr Hotel designed by Frank Furness in 1892; placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979; Baldwin School leased the Bryn Mawr Hotel in 1896 and purchased the hotel and grounds in 1922
Keywords: Baldwin School /Schools/Bryn Mawr Hotel/Furness, Frank/National Register of Historic Places
Source: Lower Merion Historical Society Archives
Binder: 4
Collection: W. Robert Swartz

This photo and many others may be found in The First 300: The Amazing and Rich History of Lower Merion, which may be purchased through Diane Publishing Company or in Lower Merion area book stores.

 

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19051905

Bryn Mawr Hotel's Bryn Mawr Assemblies (c.1905)
Abstract: Equestrian show on the hotel grounds held from 1896 to 1913
Keywords: Bryn Mawr Hotel
Source: Lower Merion Historical Society Archives
Binder: 2
Collection: W. Robert Swartz

This photo and many others may be found in The First 300: The Amazing and Rich History of Lower Merion, which may be purchased through Diane Publishing Company or in Lower Merion area book stores.