Ardrossan Estate
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First Bank House of the Week: $5.5M Italianate-Style Mansion For Sale in Villanova
An Italianate-style home with six bedrooms and six full and two-half bathrooms is available for sale in Villanova. Set on 3.4 landscaped acres beside the…
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$5.5M Hopelands, on Ardrossan Land in Radnor, Is a Rarity
The 14-acre Hopelands property on the once-sprawling 800-acre Ardrossan Estate in Radnor stayed with the Montgomery Scott Family when the estate was subdivided. The home…
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Villanova Property That Inspired ‘Philadelphia Story’ Available for $13.5M
A nearly 17-acre property in Villanova that inspired the 1940 movie “The Philadelphia Story” with Katharine Hepburn is on the market for $13.45 million, writes…
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First Bank House of the Week: Stunning Historic Manor in Wayne
A stunning historic Wayne manor located on the renowned Ardrossan Estate on 14.4 gorgeous acres with nine bedrooms and seven full and two half bathrooms…
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Local Woman Dispatches Berwyn Designer to Add Unique Amount of Structures to Home Property
After buying a new home with her husband in Villanova in 2016, Julieann Shanahan hired Berwyn-based Peter Zimmerman Architects to help her renovate the structure…
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Woodburne Mansion in Darby ‘Mothballed’ While Council Looks at Options
It’s still unclear what should be done with the 1906 Woodburne Mansion in Darby Borough so Delaware County Council has decided to preserve the structure…
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Radnor Commissioner Challenges Farm Tax Breaks at Former Ardrossan Properties
A Radnor commissioner is introducing a motion Nov. 22 to revoke a $1 a year township lease with a Fern Valley farmer raising cattle on…
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Malvern Bank House of the Week: Stately Manor Home on Villanova Cul-De-Sac
A stately manor home with five bedrooms and four full and three half bathrooms is available for sale in Villanova. The residence is nestled on…
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Darby’s Woodburne Mansion Tied to Lincoln and Famous Local Architect
Delaware County has taken steps to preserve the neoclassical Woodburne Mansion at Little Flower Manor Park in Darby Borough, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the…
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Villanova’s Ardrossan Estate Makes It on to the Big Screen in the New Film ‘A Call to Spy’
The Ardrossan estate in Villanova, made famous from “The Philadelphia Story” is now the backdrop for a new film from Haverford native Sarah Megan Thomas,…
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Memoir Takes an Intimate Look Inside Life at Ardrossan Estate
For decades, Janny Scott’s grandmother, Helen Hope Montgomery Scott, and her husband, Edgar, presided over Ardrossan, an 800-acre Villanova estate established by the Montgomery family…
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New Book Tells Story of Hidden Lives at Famous Ardrossan Estate in Villanova
Janny Scott, the daughter of Robert Montgomery Scott, has written a new book on hidden lives behind the walls of the famous Ardrossan estate in…
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Luxury Homes to Be Built on Grounds of Renowned Estate in Radnor
Malvern’s Pohlig Homes is planning to build 15 luxury homes on close to 10 acres of the fabled Ardrossan estate in Radnor, writes Caitlin McCabe…
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Ardrossan Estate in Villanova Looks at Options for the Future
The Ardrossan Estate in Villanova is looking at options for the future after the family trust that governs the house expires in 2021, writes John…
































