Chelten House
In 1896 Elkins commissioned Horace Trumbauer to build a home on the estate for his son, George W. Elkins. This mansion, Chelten House, was built in the Elizabethan style. The house was situated on a large, balustraded terrace which allows for outdoor living space. The first floor of the house is composed of local Wissahickon schist with the second and third floor are half-timbered with panels of pebbledash. The interior space is fashioned with a stuccoed Gothic tracery ceiling with Tudor style paneling. Stables are located directly behind the house.
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