Media in Delaware County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Gifford-Risley House
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 3, 2022
1. Gifford-Risley House Marker
Inscription.
Gifford-Risley House. . Located on ground that was originally part of the County Poor Farm Property in 1850. This lot was first sold in 1872 by Edward Price for $1,121. Elton B. Gifford, a Quaker merchant from Philadelphia, purchased the site in 1877 from James Farnum and erected the present mansion and carriage house in 1877-1878. The property was sold in 1886 to Dr. Samuel Risley, a well known Media physician, who lived here until 1920. In style, the house represents a blend of several design motifs, particularly Gothic Revival and Chalet. Built of Springfield Granite from the quarries of J. Howard Lewis, the Gifford-Risley House is believed to be the work of the Quaker architect Addison Hutton (1834-1916). The house is considered the finest remaining example of Victorian Era residential architecture in Media.
Located on ground that was originally part of the County Poor Farm Property in 1850. This lot was first sold in 1872 by Edward Price for $1,121. Elton B. Gifford, a Quaker merchant from Philadelphia, purchased the site in 1877 from James Farnum and erected the present mansion and carriage house in 1877-1878. The property was sold in 1886 to Dr. Samuel Risley, a well known Media physician, who lived here until 1920. In style, the house represents a blend of several design motifs, particularly Gothic Revival and Chalet. Built of Springfield Granite from the quarries of J. Howard Lewis, the Gifford-Risley House is believed to be the work of the Quaker architect Addison Hutton (1834-1916). The house is considered the finest remaining example of Victorian Era residential architecture in Media.
Location. 39° 55.326′ N, 75° 23.203′ W. Marker is in Media, Pennsylvania, in Delaware County. It is on North Monroe Street just
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south of East 5th Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 430 N Monroe St, Media PA 19063, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia. 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.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), September 3, 2022
2. The Gifford-Risley House
Credits. This page was last revised on September 6, 2022. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 513 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on September 6, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
