Cheltenham Township near Elkins Park in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Wall House (The Ivy)

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 14, 2010

1. Wall House (The Ivy) Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Original section, dated from 1682, was built by Richard Wall on land granted by William Penn. An early meeting place of the Society of Friends, 1683-1702. Additions were built about 1725 and 1805. Sarah Wall married George Shoemaker, 1694, and their descendants lived here to 1847. Purchased from the Bosler family, 1932, by Cheltenham Township.

Erected 1982 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1682.

Location. 40° 4.695′ N, 75° 7.698′ W. Marker is near Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, in Montgomery County. It is in Cheltenham Township. Marker is at the intersection of Wall Park Drive and Church Road, on the right when traveling west on Wall Park Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Wall Park Drive, Elkins Park PA 19027, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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this marker, measured as the crow flies. Shoemaker-Bosler Mill Site (a few steps from this marker); First Assembly of Abington Friends Meeting (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Shoemaker-Bosler Mill Site (within shouting distance of this marker); Beth Sholom Synagogue (approx. ¼ mile away); a different marker also named Beth Sholom Synagogue (approx. 0.3 miles away); St. Paul's Episcopal Church (approx. half a mile away); Church Road and Washington Lane Historic Crossroad (approx. 0.8 miles away); Lucretia C. Mott (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Elkins Park.

Also see . . . The Wall House Museum. (Submitted on December 4, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Wall House (The Ivy) and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 14, 2010

2. Wall House (The Ivy) and Marker

Wall House (The Ivy) East Face image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 14, 2010

3. Wall House (The Ivy) East Face

Wall House (The Ivy) Pump and Oven image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 14, 2010

4. Wall House (The Ivy) Pump and Oven

Along west side of house

Wall House (The Ivy) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 14, 2010

5. Wall House (The Ivy)

Looking NNE

Wall House (The Ivy) Drive Entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 14, 2010

6. Wall House (The Ivy) Drive Entrance

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 4, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 675 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 4, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 6. submitted on December 5, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.