Glen Foerd at Torresdale
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Glen Foerd is a historic mansion located in the Torresdale
neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
, overlooking the Delaware River
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Glen Foerd was built about 1850 by Charles Macalester, a prosperous businessman and broker, who named it Glengarry. In 1893, the mansion was purchased by Robert H. Foerderer
, a congressman and industrialist, who gave it its present name. Today the mansion is operated as a site for special events.
Glen Foerd was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1979.
Torresdale, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This article is about a place in Pennsylvania; for the United Kingdom locations, see Torrisdale Torresdale, also formerly known as Torrisdale, is a neighborhood in the Far Northeast section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
, overlooking the Delaware River
Delaware River
The Delaware River is a major river on the Atlantic coast of the United States.A Dutch expedition led by Henry Hudson in 1609 first mapped the river. The river was christened the South River in the New Netherland colony that followed, in contrast to the North River, as the Hudson River was then...
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Glen Foerd was built about 1850 by Charles Macalester, a prosperous businessman and broker, who named it Glengarry. In 1893, the mansion was purchased by Robert H. Foerderer
Robert H. Foerderer
Robert Hermann Foerderer was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Robert H. Foerderer was born in Frankenhausen, Germany, while his parents were sojourning in Europe. He attended public and private schools in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
, a congressman and industrialist, who gave it its present name. Today the mansion is operated as a site for special events.
Glen Foerd was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1979.