Whitemarsh Hall – The Estate of Edward T. Stotesbury

“Whitemarsh Hall”, known as the “Versailles of America”, was one of the largest and most exquisite estates in North America. Edward Townsend Stotesbury commissioned renowned architect Horace Trumbauer to build the 147-room mansion in 1916 on 300-acres just outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Stotesbury made his money as a financier and senior partner in Drexel & Company and J.P. Morgan & Company, and was one of the wealthiest Philadelphian’s in the early part of the 20th century. He lived a relatively conservative lifestyle until his second wife, Lucretia “Eva” Roberts Cromwell, showed him how to spend his wealth. “Whitemarsh Hall”, which took five years to build at an estimated cost of $10 million with all the furnishings, was part of his wedding present to her.

This book will take you through “Whitemarsh Hall’s” construction, its heyday in the 1920’s, the multiple impacts of the Depression, Stotesbury’s death in 1938, and subsequent industrial and private ownership over the next four decades, culminating in its eventual submission to decay, vandalism, and the wrecking ball in 1980. A final chapter portrays a residential development afterlife and the few remaining artifacts from a Gilded Age when men like Edward T. Stotesbury built extravagant monuments to reflect their wealth and social position.

Price $19.99, ($17.99 – STHS Friends)
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$5 for first book, $4 each additional book
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Battle of Edge Hill / Whitemarsh Encampment Audio Tour CD

This CD, created by Mrs. Peggy Zehner’s 2009-2010 Advanced Placement US History Class at Springfield Township High School, narrates the story of the Battle of Edgehill, also known as the Whitemarsh Encampment, fought from Dec. 5-8, 1777, in Springfield, Abington, and Whitemarsh townships. The story, told in skits with sound effects and period music, is meant to be played in a car and will direct you to each location as well as tell you what happened there.

Price $10 each
Shipping/Handling for MAIL ORDERS     $3 for first CD, $1 each additional CD
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Limited edition 9 x 12 prints of Springfield township historical interest

The Black Horse Inn, Whitemarsh Hall – the Stotesbury estate, Guildford – The Wharton Sinkler estate, and The Springfield Mill are available exclusively through STHS. These beautiful prints are hand-signed and numbered by local artist Sally Yates.

Price $12 each, ($10 each STHS Friends)
Shipping/Handling for MAIL ORDERS     $3 for first print, $1 each additional print
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Ceramic Tiles

Beautiful 6 inch square ceramic tiles feature images of Whitemarsh Hall, the Black Horse Inn and the Springfield Mill from line drawings by noted local artist, Sally Yates. (images at right) The tiles have a cork back and a hanger so they can either be used as a trivet or hung as a decoration. The images are in black on white tiles.

Price $15 each, ($12 each STHS Friends)
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Notecards

Set of 12 Notecards featuring Sally Yates artwork (images at right.) printed in black on ivory notecard stock with envelopes. They are available in a set of 3 each of the 4 above prints, or as a single set of 12 of the Black Horse Inn.

Price $12 each, ($10 each STHS Friends)
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