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Services for Real Estate Pros - Independent architectural histor'n - Delaware RS-0010115
Looking for older and historic homes in the State of Delaware or in Southern Chester County, Pennsylvania? Carolyn Roland is a trained Architectural Historian and a Board Member of the Chester County Historic Preservation Network and Friends of the Furness Railroad District as well as the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Delaware and Chester County Historical Societies.,..

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2009 

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The Starr-Wilson House in Landenberg, Pennsylvania, had its beginning as an 18th Century stone home, and had additions in the 19th and 20th Centuries. Located 17 miles from Wilmington, Delaware, and 45 miles from Philadelphia International Airport.  This property was part of a parcel granted to J...
09/24/2009

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Yes, I was on a busman's holiday last week to my home town of Chicago, and Millenium Park was a must-see place.  The last time I was down by the Art Institute, there were RR tracks to cross in order to get to the lakefront.  Now, there is glorious Millenium Park. The Pritzkur Pavillion, designed ...
09/13/2009

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A special presentation and tour of the Courthouse in Old New Castle, Delaware in honor of the 1848 trial of Thomas Garrett, who was a "stationmaster" on the Underground Railroad. There was no train involved, just a chain of compassionate souls who helped shepherd slaves out of the south to freedo...
09/02/2009
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