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Ardrossan Estate

  • An Italianate-style mansion surrounded by shrubbery and a round driveway.
    Residential Real Estate & Development

    First Bank House of the Week: $5.5M Italianate-Style Mansion For Sale in Villanova

    May 15, 2026

    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…

  • The Hopelands property at 705 Church Road, located on the former Ardrossan Estate in Radnor.
    Real Estate

    $5.5M Hopelands, on Ardrossan Land in Radnor, Is a Rarity

    August 3, 2025

    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…

  • The Bartram Covered Bridge in Newtown Square during the fall.
    Tourism

    Tours of Gardens, Estates and Museums Await in Delaware County

    May 30, 2025

    Beyond the day-to-day, there are Delaware County special places that stand out for their history and beauty. Here are six places to spend some leisure…

  • An overview of the nearly 17-acre Albermarle property in Villanova, available for sale at $13.45 million.
    Real Estate

    Villanova Property That Inspired ‘Philadelphia Story’ Available for $13.5M

    April 7, 2025

    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…

  • The Hopelands property at 705 Church Road, located on the former Ardrossan Estate in Radnor.
    Residential Real Estate & Development, Wayne

    First Bank House of the Week: Stunning Historic Manor in Wayne

    February 14, 2025

    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…

  • Backyard of the Villanova home.
    Berwyn

    Local Woman Dispatches Berwyn Designer to Add Unique Amount of Structures to Home Property

    June 20, 2023

    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…

  • The historic Woodburne Mansion at Little Flower Manor Park in Darby Borough.
    Architecture

    Woodburne Mansion in Darby ‘Mothballed’ While Council Looks at Options

    January 22, 2022

    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…

  • Cows grazing in a field under trees.
    Real Estate

    Radnor Commissioner Challenges Farm Tax Breaks at Former Ardrossan Properties

    November 17, 2021

    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…

  • A manor house for sale at 503 Van Lears Run in Villanova.
    Residential Real Estate & Development, Villanova

    Malvern Bank House of the Week: Stately Manor Home on Villanova Cul-De-Sac

    September 24, 2021

    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…

  • The historic Woodburne Mansion at Little Flower Manor Park in Darby Borough.
    Real Estate

    Darby’s Woodburne Mansion Tied to Lincoln and Famous Local Architect

    August 21, 2021

    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…

  • Entertainment

    Villanova’s Ardrossan Estate Makes It on to the Big Screen in the New Film ‘A Call to Spy’

    February 15, 2021

    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,…

  • Entertainment, Historic, Literature, Media, Radnor, Real Estate

    Memoir Takes an Intimate Look Inside Life at Ardrossan Estate

    June 24, 2019

    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…

  • Literature, Villanova

    New Book Tells Story of Hidden Lives at Famous Ardrossan Estate in Villanova

    April 20, 2019

    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…

  • Construction

    Luxury Homes to Be Built on Grounds of Renowned Estate in Radnor

    April 16, 2018

    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…

  • Real Estate

    Ardrossan Estate in Villanova Looks at Options for the Future

    February 28, 2018

    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…

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