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Dower House

Archer & Buchanan Architecture was engaged to envision a design that would make Dower House, located in West Chester, Pennsylvania, more practical for a contemporary family lifestyle while maintaining historic...Read More
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Fallowfield Cottage

Located in the heart of Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, Fallowfield Cottage sits nestled on the hillside of the former Ludington Estate.  Built circa 1910, the quaint Gladwyne home included an existing garage...Read More
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Okie Farmhouse Addition

As new empty nesters, the owners of a lovely 1931 farmhouse designed by R Brognard Okie sought to make changes to better accommodate their current and future lifestyle. Set on...Read More
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Wine Cellar

The new owners of Fernbank Farm—the c. 1846 former summer home of Philadelphia physician James Cheston Morris— sought to transform an old icehouse into a wine cellar with a cozy,...Read More
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Burrows Run

BURROWS RUN was designed in 1939 for Nicholas and Genevieve (Bunny) du Pont by R. Brognard Okie, a favored architect of the du Ponts. This house, previously known as “Ridgely,”...Read More
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Clocktower Farm

THE CLOCKTOWER FARM project scope is simply defined as a restoration of the farmhouse, originally constructed in the 1830s, with a rear Addition of new program spaces. The elegant front...Read More
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Berwyn Stable

THIS CLASSIC PENNSYLVANIA STONE STABLE has been in use for 100 years. With its central entry and two symmetrical wings, the 300 ft long structure has a center aisle running...Read More
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Saucon Valley Homestead

SAUCON VALLEY HOMESTEAD is set in an area rich in natural and man-made beauty – part of thousands of acres earmarked by Bethlehem Steel Corporation in the 1950s for executive...Read More
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Fox Hill Racing Trophy Room

THIS ADDITION WAS DESIGNED to house the trophies and lifetime memorabilia for one of the region’s leading race horse owners.  The space is a linked pavilion separate from, rather than open...Read More
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Tunnel Farm

THE ORIGINAL 17TH CENTURY HOUSE had been altered and added to over the course of many generations. With the arrival of a new family, the decision was made to save what...Read More
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Bryn Mawr Residence

Archer & Buchanan Bryn Mawr Residence A TRANSITIONAL INTERIOR was created with interior designer Jennifer Fuller on her c. 1930 home. The program included a home office/library just off the entry...Read More
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Bryn Mawr Renovation

CONSIDERED FOR DEMOLITION, this c. 1950 house sited on a 4-acre sloped and overgrown property was recovered and restored, with major renovations and additions. Extending in every direction, the additions...Read More
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Bryn Coed Farm

THE RESIDENCE OF U.S. Supreme Court Justice Owen J. Roberts (1875-1955) was meticulously renovated and expanded by notable Philadelphia architect R. Brognard Okie in the 1930’s as his refuge from...Read More
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Haverford Residence

SITED ON TWO ACRES on Philadelphia’s main line, a c.1920’s stone home receives an addition and partial interior renovation to bring it to the level of functionality expected in a...Read More
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Bright Barn

THE DIMINUTIVE 18TH CENTURY Pyle House and 1888 BANK BARN are the backdrops for the home and sculpture studio of a local artist. The challenge was linking the two buildings with an...Read More
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Sunny High Residence

SUNNY HIGH, the 1902 arts and crafts inspired tudor home designed by Francis Gugert, was purchased by a young family wanting the character of an old Main Line Philadelphia home along...Read More
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Fairfield Residence

Portfolio: Fairfield Residence FAIRFIELD WAS DESIGNED IN 1900 by its then owner, John Torrey Windram, the architect of the Philadelphia Waterworks. The high Georgian brick residence expanded on three occasions,...Read More
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