Elkins Estate area

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The Elkins Estate area is a historic district in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, known for its grand Gilded Age mansions and landscaped grounds associated with the prominent Elkins family.

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Elkins Estate 1
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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic district ⓘ
residential area ⓘ
adjacentTo Curtis Arboretum ⓘ
architecturalStyle Gilded Age architecture ⓘ
associatedWith Elkins family ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
currentUse residential neighborhood ⓘ
developedFor William L. Elkins family ⓘ
linked to: Elkins family
developmentBegan late 19th century ⓘ
hasBuildingType carriage house ⓘ
mansion ⓘ
hasCharacteristic grand mansions ⓘ
landscaped grounds ⓘ
hasLandscapeFeature formal gardens ⓘ
terraced lawns ⓘ
tree-lined drives ⓘ
hasPart Chelten House ⓘ
Elstowe Manor ⓘ
formal gardens ⓘ
wooded grounds ⓘ
hasStreetPattern curvilinear roads ⓘ
hasView views toward Philadelphia skyline ⓘ
heritageDesignation local historic district (Cheltenham Township) ⓘ
knownFor Gilded Age mansions ⓘ
association with Philadelphia industrialists ⓘ
historic residential architecture ⓘ
locatedIn Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Cheltenham Township

Elkins Park, Pennsylvania ⓘ
namedAfter Elkins family ⓘ
near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to: Philadelphia
originalUse country estate ⓘ
private residence ⓘ
partOf Philadelphia metropolitan area ⓘ
periodOfSignificance Gilded Age ⓘ
significantFor architectural integrity ⓘ
association with railroad and streetcar wealth ⓘ
landscape design ⓘ
transportationAccess SEPTA Regional Rail (Elkins Park station nearby) ⓘ
linked to: SEPTA Regional Rail
zoning primarily residential ⓘ

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Elkins Park → hasLandmark → Elkins Estate ⓘ
linked to: Elkins Estate area