The neighborhood of South Wayne was the second
part of
Drexel and Childs' development of Wayne. The neighborhood was built to
the
South of the train tracks, for North Wayne was built to the north.
Drexel and Childs wanted the houses of this newer neighborhood to be
much grander than those in North Wayne, which was itself very grand in
its time. Architects such as William Price and Horace Trumbauer
designed many new houses for South Wayne, some of which were
modifications of North Wayne designs.
From "Radnor: A Pictorial
History"
The picture above shows Midland
Avenue shortly after construction of
the houses there. Midland is one of the longest residential streets in
Wayne, and its houses are considered to be some of the most interesting
architecturally in all of Wayne. Around 1895, there was a fire in a
house owned by Lewis
Ebram. Wayne photographer George Shultz captured this picture showing
the
house before cleanup began.
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Streets in South Wayne included Midland, Windermere, Audobon (later
South Wayne), Louella, St. Davids, Orchard Way, Summit, and Aberdeen
(pictured
here in a vintage Bensinger postcard).
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A tiny cottage is probably one of the first houses in South
Wayne. The dirt road in front of it may be Lancaster Avenue.
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Front view drawing of the Price-designed "House F" in South Wayne.
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House of F.H. Treat on Louella Ave, corner of Upland Way. Treat
previously had a residence on Lancaster Ave. on the corner of Louella
Ave. before moving to this house. The building was situated on between
one and two acres and was surrounded by arbor-vitae hedge. Apparently
in the summer the lawn was bright with flowers. Treat was a prominent
Wayne businessman responsible
for the construction of the Windermere Court Apartments some years
later.
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Another view of the F. H. Treat house.
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Before construction of his estate Walmarthon, C.S. Walton lived
here in this house on Louella Ave. Actually, he called this house, on
St. David's Ave., Walmarthon as well. The original owner sold the house
in 1892 for life in the city. Walton had previously spent the summer in
Wayne, and consequently moved here. The house, designed by Horace
Trumbauer, was accompanied by a stone stable.
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House of Waldo Clafin. The property was situated on a 4 to 5
acre property. The house was built of Avondale stone and designed by
Lindley Johnson. The high elevation of the property gave a nice view of
Wayne.
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The corner of Midland and Aberdeen Avenues, described by the
postcard maker as an "attractive spot" of Wayne.
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Two different views of the Jeffris
house, Louella avenue and Orchard way.
Architectural Journal;
Carnegie Mellon University Library
An original blueprint of the Tingle residence. It still stands on
the corner of Aberdeen and Windermere Ave.
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The Laurent residence in St. David's.
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Osborn House, as it was called, on Midland Ave. It was built in
1892 and was given it's name by resident Benjamin Thompson.
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The house of P.W. Miller in St. David's. It was constructed in the
1920's, probably on St. David's Ave.
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A newspaper advertisement from 1920 for new houses on Conestoga Rd.
These were designed by D.K. Boyd.
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