Mansions Near Melmar
During the Gilded Age, the area north of Philadelphia surrounding Melmar became the home of summer estates for many of Philadelphia's elite families including Edward T. Stotesbury who built Whitemarsh Hall a few miles away from Melmar. At the time of its demolition in 1980 Whitemarsh Hall was the third-largest private residence in the United States and remains as the largest American house ever to be demolished on purpose. Stotesbury was an acquaintance of Melmar's second owner Nicholas Biddle as well as partner at Nicholas's grandfather Anthony J. Drexel's company (which is now known as JP Morgan Chase)
"Melmar" is located in Huntingdon Valley, Pa
The Philadelphia skyline can be seen in the distance in the top right corner of the picture below (just above the horizon...)
Other Gilded Age Mansions near Melmar​​
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2.6 miles Cairnwood Estate c1895- John Pitcairn
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4.8 miles Lindenhurst c1868 - John Wanamaker
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6.2 miles Georgian Terrace c1905 - George & Stella Elkins Tyler
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6.4 miles Lyndon c1895 - Cyrus H.K. Curtis
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6.6 miles Belgrame c1905 - George Horace Lorimer
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13.5 miles Tyler Hall c1930 - George & Stella Elkins Tyler
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Considered the grandest home ever built in Bucks County and believed to be the last of the “great estates” ever constructed in the United States
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