Whitemarsh Hall

Whitemarsh Hall
Exterior view of the mansion
Map
General information
TypeGilded Age Mansion
Architectural styleNeoclassical Revival
Town or cityWyndmoor, Pennsylvania
CountryUnited States
Coordinates40°05′37″N 75°11′54″W / 40.0936°N 75.1982°W / 40.0936; -75.1982
Construction started1916
Completed1921
Demolished1980
Costest. US$10,000,000 (equivalent to $301,184,211 in 2023)[1]
ClientEdward T. Stotesbury
Technical details
Floor count6
Floor area100,000 square feet (9,300 m2)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Horace Trumbauer

Whitemarsh Hall was a large estate located on 300 acres (1.2 km2) of land in Wyndmoor, Pennsylvania, United States, and owned by banking executive Edward T. Stotesbury and his wife, Eva.[2] Designed by the Gilded Age architect Horace Trumbauer, it was built in 1921 and demolished in 1980. Before its destruction, the mansion was the third-largest private residence in the United States.

Despite the name, Whitemarsh Hall was located in Springfield Township, not in Whitemarsh Township which borders Springfield to the west.

  1. ^ Meredith Mark (27 September 2018). "Whitemarsh Hall". House Histree. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  2. ^ James T. Maher, The Twilight of Splendor: Chronicles of the Age of American Palaces (Boston/Toronto: Little, Brown) 1975:1-88.