Grey Towers
Added to the National Register in 1980, and a National Historic Landmark.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | Easton Rd. and Limekiln Pike, Glenside, PA |
| County | Montgomery County |
| Listed | Feb 14, 1980 |
| Listed for | Architecture |
| Level of significance | National |
| Also known as | William Welsh Harrison House; Beaver College |
| Reference number | 80003578 |
| Architect | Horace Trumbauer |
| Style | Gothic Revival |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Easton Rd. and Limekiln Pike, Glenside, PA |
| Coordinates | 40.0908° N, 75.1647° W · Directions ↗ |
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Reference
Questions people ask
When was Grey Towers listed on the National Register?
Feb 14, 1980. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
Who designed Grey Towers?
Horace Trumbauer, working in the Gothic Revival style.
Source: Wikidata
Where is Grey Towers?
Easton Rd. and Limekiln Pike, Glenside, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for Grey Towers?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Sources
Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 80003578. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.