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to the south, and what seem to be one-and-a-half-story ancillary buildings to the east and west. These are actually wings of the house, connected by curving one-story corridors. The master bedroom wing to the west contains a two-bedroom suite and library, and the service wing to the east contains the
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The buildings are grouped around two courtyards, 400 feet apart, connected by a cobbled lane. The entrance courtyard is asymmetrical, and its buildings evoke a storybook French village. It is dominated by the corner turret of the caretaker's house, and also features a 10-car garage, a barn with horse
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stalls, a sheepfold, a staff cottage, and other service buildings. One turns onto the lane and glimpses the manor house through the narrow portal between the main courtyard's twin gatehouses. A long greenhouse ran the length of the lane, until it was removed in the 1980s.
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kitchen and breakfast room, with servant rooms above. The manor house features three first-floor rooms – the entrance hall, living room and dining room – and three bedrooms above. The gatehouses provide five additional guest bedrooms.
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In June 2013, he offered the buildings on 50.5 acres for sale, asking $ 24.5 million. The other 17 acres are being sold as a separate parcel.
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647:Video tour: 1543 Monk Rd, Gladwyne, PA 19035
577:Philadelphia Magazine Online, June 11, 2013.
347:, and chairman of the board of directors of
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224:and the son named his estate "Dolobran II."
641:Listing: 1543 Monk Road, Gladwyne, PA 19035
450:from Philadelphia Architects and Buildings.
637:from Philadelphia Architects and Buildings
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