The Waynewood, Wesley and Treadway

The Bellevue and Louella surely were not Wayne’s only successful hotels. When the Bellevue burned in 1900, the summer vacationing business seemed to fall. Wayne was known as a summer resort, so in order for this trend to reverse, Wayne recieved the Waynewood Hotel in 1906. It was built between the Louella mansion and the Presbeterian Church on Lancaster Avenue. It was constructed by Jonathan D. Lengel, a prominent builder who had many projects in Wayne, for a Mr. Charles Wood.

The hotel was purchased in 1926 by Paul Furman, who spent $50,000 in renovations to make it as modern as possible. Furman renamed it the Wayne Hotel, and by 1948 it was named the only transient hotel between Philadelphia and Lancaster. It remained successful until 1959, when the building was pruchased by the Presbytery of Philadelphia. It became “Wayne Hall,” a home for senior citizens. Before the seniors moved in the building's foyer was used for Sunday School for the Wayne Presbeterian Church. In 1982 the building was bought once again by the Congregation Or Shalom, who used the hotel as a synagogue for two years. In 1984 it was vacated, however a year later it was re-opened with new renovations. Entrepreneur Stephen W. Bajus purchased the building and spent $1.5 million on renovations. On November 5, 1987 the Hotel was named a National Historic Landmark by the U.S. Department of the Interior.

The Wesley Hotel was built at the turn of the century on North Wayne Avenue in Wayne. After the destruction of the Bellevue Hotel, there was great potential for customers in the lodging industry. It consisted of two buildings which were connected at the porch. Both buildings stand, albeit greatly altered. The south building is now an apartment building.
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A view of the former Wesley building in the mid-20th Century. At this point it was probably converted into an apartment building. Several balconies and additions had been added since the Hotel's heyday.
Radnor Historical Society Collection

The Treadway Inn was constructed in the 1950’s on Lancaster Avenue in St. David’s. The area was booming at the time, with the relocation of the Radnor Township building, the new Radnor High School across Radnor-Chester Road, and the department stores which sprung up there. The Treadway was renamed several times, to the St. David’s Inn and finally to the Radnor Hotel. In 2000-2001, office space was constructed on the building’s east end.