• Malvern Bank House of the Week: An 1872 Barn With Modern House in Rose Valley

    Malvern Bank House of the Week: An 1872 Barn With Modern House in Rose Valley

    This property at 2 Todmorden Lane is available for sale in Rose Valley. Once part of a farmstead that included several nearby historic houses, this 1872 barn and its modern companion residence form a gracious estate set amid lush gardens, writes Sandy Smith for Philadelphia Magazine. The barn and the house site are part of…

  • Malvern Bank House of the Week: Todmorden Hall is an 18th century Rose Valley masterpiece

    Malvern Bank House of the Week: Todmorden Hall is an 18th century Rose Valley masterpiece

    Welcome to Todmorden Hall, an 18th century masterpiece estate available for sale in Rose Valley. History and luxury are perfectly blended on 2.8 lush and serene acres tucked away in Rose Valley. The property has a full-sized tennis court, several outdoor places to gather, a koi pond and a detached, 3-car garage with flex space.…

  • Hedgerow Theatre Selling Historic Esherick Furniture to Help Meet Expenses

    Hedgerow Theatre Selling Historic Esherick Furniture to Help Meet Expenses

    Hedgerow Theatre in Rose Valley is selling off its furniture handcrafted by legendary furniture maker and sculptor Wharton Esherick, writes Joseph G. Brin for hiddencityphila.org. Eight hammer handle wood chairs and three tables with Esherick’s trademark will be auctioned off March 31 to the highest bidder. Funds raised will help with building repairs and create…

  • Public Home Sales Are Rare in Rose Valley. Here’s Two Built for the Community’s Founder.

    Public Home Sales Are Rare in Rose Valley. Here’s Two Built for the Community’s Founder.

    Two Rose Valley homes built for the founder of the town are up for sale, writes Sandy Smith for Philadelphia Magazine. This is only the fifth time they’ve been sold. The homes are an outgrowth of a utopian colony established in 1901 on 80 acres surrounding a burned down mill. The colony didn’t last but…

  • DNB First House of the Week: 1950s Rancher Transformed into Modern Farmhouse in Rose Valley

    DNB First House of the Week: 1950s Rancher Transformed into Modern Farmhouse in Rose Valley

    An open-concept, modern farmhouse set on a 1.39-acre lot with five bedrooms and three full and two half bathrooms is available for sale in Rose Valley. The residence, which was an expanded rancher before its transformation, is set in one of the loveliest neighborhoods in the Wallingford-Swarthmore School District. Among its many highlights inside is…

  • Video: Bride Surprises Phillies Fan Husband-to-Be With Phillie Phanatic Invite

    Video: Bride Surprises Phillies Fan Husband-to-Be With Phillie Phanatic Invite

    The Phillie Phanatic didn’t exactly blend into the  wedding backdrop at The Old Mill in Rose Valley but he was, after all, a special guest at the Oct. 4 wedding of Kevin and Shannon Doherty, reports fox29.com. The couple are both huge Philadelphia sports fans. Kevin Doherty, particularly, is a “huge Phillies fan and loves…

  • Rose Valley Foundation Hopes to Restore Famous Illustrator’s Studio

    Rose Valley Foundation Hopes to Restore Famous Illustrator’s Studio

    The Rose Valley Centennial Foundation is seeking to raise $1 million to restore the Thunderbird Lodge, built in 1904 by Arts and Crafts community founder William Price, writes Leslie Krowchenko for Main Line Media News. To date, the foundation has received nearly $500,000 in contributions and pledges. A converted 1790s stone barn, Thunderbird Lodge was…

  • DNB First House of the Week: Normandy-Style Home with Sweeping Vistas in Rose Valley

    DNB First House of the Week: Normandy-Style Home with Sweeping Vistas in Rose Valley

    A Normandy-style home set on 1.8 acres with four bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms is available for sale in Rose Valley. The home was designed by noted architect Pope Barney and is surrounded by serene privacy and sweeping vistas. Inside, the home is rich with impressive period details throughout, such as deep window…

  • Pa. Governor, Legislators Consider State Police Fee for Residents of 7 Delaware Communities

    Pa. Governor, Legislators Consider State Police Fee for Residents of 7 Delaware Communities

    Governor Tom Wolf is once again pushing for a fee on residents of municipalities that use Pennsylvania State Police for full-time police, writes Kevin Tustin for the Delaware County News Network. Two of his Democratic colleagues in the general assembly are also trying to make it law. Chadds Ford, Concord, Edgmont, Middletown and Thornbury, and…