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The centerpiece of the historic district is Druim Moir Castle (1885–86), whose main gate is at the corner of Willow Grove Avenue and Cherokee Street. Designed by architects G. W. & W. D. Hewitt, and built at a cost of over $115,000 for Henry H. Houston, the thirty-room home was the largest in its neighborhood.
- Shingle Style, Romanesque, Picturesque Eclectic
- 1886
- 47.5 acres (19.2 ha)
Druim Moir castle is located at the corner of Willow Grove Ave. and Cherokee St. in the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia, PA. It was built from 1885 to 1886 for Henry H. Houston. The architects were W.D. Hewitt and G.W. Hewitt.
Druim Moir Castle is a historic, stone mansion in the Chestnut Hills district of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Built in the late 19th century, the property is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The Druim Moir Castle is a privately owned property.
Feb 24, 2022 · Houston was one of the largest landowner in Philadelphia in the 1880s, and his home was his castle. Literally. The 30-room Druim Moir Castle on the corner of Willow Grove Avenue and Cherokee Street was designed by the Hewitt brothers in 1885. Today, it has been subdivided into million-dollar homes.
The Druim Moir Formal Garden was built in 1921 in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Henry Howard Houston, a prominent Pennsylvania Railroad entrepreneur, constructed the Scottish baronial castle in 1886 on a 50-acre parcel on one of the highest points in the city.
Apr 26, 2022 · His planned community, Chestnut Hill, has the highest annual household incomes in Philadelphia. His Druim Moir estate still stands, converted into a posh condominium, and a bronze statue of Houston continues to attract visitors to the southeast corner of Harvey Street and Lincoln Drive at the edge of Houston’s beloved Wissahickon Woods to ...
BOLDT CASTLE. Boldt Castle is a 120 room mansion that is located near Alexandria Bay, New York. The castle was designed by the firm of W. D. Hewitt and G.W. Hewitt, Architects, Philadelphia, Pa., who also designed Druim Moir castle in Philadelphia.
