Torresdale in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Glen Foerd on the Delaware

City of Philadelphia,
Neighborhood of Torresdale

— The King's Highway Foundation —

Glen Foerd on the Delaware Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 2, 2022

1. Glen Foerd on the Delaware Marker

Inscription. This historic mansion and estate was built as a summer home circa 1850 in the Italianate style by Charles Macalester, Jr., a prosperous businessman and banker. He held close personal relations with Presidents Jackson, Van Buren, Polk, Pierce, Buchanan, and Lincoln. In 1893, it was purchased by Robert H. Foerderer, a U.S. Congressman and industrialist, who gave it its present name. He enlarged the house in 1903 in the Edwardian Classical Revival style. The estate was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

Erected by Pam Henshall, GNPCC, in memory of my son Brandon.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Government & Politics • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #07 Andrew Jackson, the Former U.S. Presidents: #08 Martin Van Buren, the Former U.S. Presidents: #11 James K. Polk, the Former U.S. Presidents: #14 Franklin Pierce, the Former U.S. Presidents: #15 James Buchanan, and the Former U.S. Presidents: #16 Abraham Lincoln series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1850.

Location. 40° 3.05′ N, 74° 58.796′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is

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in Torresdale. It can be reached from the intersection of Milnor Street and Grant Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9655 Milnor St, Philadelphia PA 19114, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Poquessing Creek (approx. 0.2 miles away); Torresdale (approx. 0.8 miles away); a different marker also named Torresdale (approx. 0.9 miles away); Torresdale/Holmesburg (approx. 0.9 miles away); Tidal Delaware Water Trail (approx. 0.9 miles away); Rochambeau Route (approx. one mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away in New Jersey); Delanco's Tribute to Those Who Lost Their Lives in the Second World War 1941 - 1945 (approx. 1.2 miles away in New Jersey). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 2, 2022

2. Glen Foerd on the Delaware Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 5, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 445 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 5, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.

Glen Foerd on the Delaware

City of Philadelphia,Neighborhood of Torresdale

— The King's Highway Foundation —

City of Philadelphia,
Neighborhood of Torresdale