Rowland House (Cheltenham, Pennsylvania)

Rowland House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Pennsylvania state historical marker
Rowland House, September 2012
Location	300 Ashbourne Rd, Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°3′34″N 75°5′47″W / 40.05944°N 75.09639°W / 40.05944; -75.09639Coordinates: 40°3′34″N 75°5′47″W / 40.05944°N 75.09639°W / 40.05944; -75.09639
Area	0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built	c. 1774
Governing body	Local
NRHP Reference #	79002301[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 25, 1979
Designated PHMC	October 21, 2006

Rowland House, also known as the Shovel Shop, is a historic home located at Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1774, expanded about 1810-1820, with additions built in the early 1900s and 1920s / 1930s. It is a 3 1/2-story, stuccoed stone building with a steep gable roof and one-story, frame addition.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.^[1]

References

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