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Richard Wall House Museum, Elkins Park, PA

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Richard Wall House Museum

A historic house museum in Cheltenham Township that traces local history through period rooms and themed galleries.

1 Wall Park Drive, Elkins Park, PA 19027 · Elkins Park, PA

About Richard Wall House Museum

This house museum sits within Wall Park in Elkins Park, on land tied to one of the township's founding families. The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is considered one of the oldest Quaker meeting houses still standing in America. Volunteers from the township's Historical Commission lead tours, and the building holds four floors of exhibits, along with a springhouse, smokehouse, and carriage house. Displays include a history gallery, a 1920s room, a 19th century tool collection, fashion displays, a colonial bedroom and kitchen, and a military exhibit.

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  • #local history
  • #colonial
  • #Quaker
  • #National Register

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