Lower Merion Township near Bryn Mawr in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Baldwin School

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 28, 2015

1. The Baldwin School Marker

Inscription. Originally designed as a summer resort hotel by noted architect Frank Furness, this is his last surviving building of its type. Opened in 1890 as the Bryn Mawr Hotel, it was built in a French Chateau style for the Pennsylvania Railroad. The Baldwin School, the preparatory school for girls founded in 1888, leased the building, 1896; became its owner, 1922. This structure replaced an earlier Bryn Mawr Hotel, built here for the PRR about 1871.

Erected 2000 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.

Location. 40° 1.375′ N, 75° 18.808′ W. Marker is near Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, in Montgomery County. It is in Lower Merion Township. It is on Montgomery Avenue. The marker is inside the school compound on an island in front of the school. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 701 Montgomery Ave, Bryn Mawr PA 19010, 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

and also 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: Bryn Mawr Summer School for Women Workers in Industry (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Harriton

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(approx. ¾ mile away); Harriton Farm (approx. 1.3 miles away); Bartley Hall - 1956 (approx. 1½ miles away); Bartley Hall - 2002 (approx. 1.6 miles away); Sullivan Hall - 1954 (approx. 1.6 miles away); Vasey Hall - 1930 (approx. 1.7 miles away); Dougherty Hall - 1954 (approx. 1.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bryn Mawr.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Woodrow Wilson (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been permanently removed).

The Baldwin School Marker in front of the school image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 28, 2015

2. The Baldwin School Marker in front of the school

The Baldwin School-Welcome sign celebrating 125 years image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 28, 2015

3. The Baldwin School-Welcome sign celebrating 125 years

Welcome Baldwin School image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 28, 2015

4. Welcome Baldwin School

The Baldwin School entrance gate image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 28, 2015

5. The Baldwin School entrance gate

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 1, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 838 times since then and 61 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 1, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.