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Henry W. Breyer Sr. House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Henry West Breyer Sr. House, November 2011
Location	8230 Old York Rd., Elkins Park, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°4′53″N 75°7′41″W / 40.08139°N 75.12806°W / 40.08139; -75.12806
Area	2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built	1915
Architect	Koelle, Speth & Co.
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.	04000065
Added to NRHP	February 20, 2004

The Henry W. Breyer Sr. House, also known as Haredith and officially known today as the Cheltenham Township Municipal Building, is an historic property which is located in Elkins Park, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004, it is located across the street from National Historic Landmark Beth Sholom Synagogue.

History and architectural features

Built in 1915, this historic structure is a large 2+1⁄2-story, irregularly-shaped, stone dwelling, which was designed in the Colonial Revival style. It features a full-height porch supported by four Doric order columns. Also located on the property is a contributing garage.

The house was built by Henry W. Breyer Sr., owner of Breyers Ice Cream.

The house was purchased by Cheltenham Township in 1956, and was then converted to office space.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. It is located across the street from National Historic Landmark Beth Sholom Synagogue.

Gallery

• The Cheltenham EMS building at the Township Building
• Township building dedication plaque
• As viewed from the lawn of Beth Sholom Congregation
• Back view of the building
• Cheltenham Twinning Fingerpost
• Close-up of the Twin Towns
• Twin Towns memorial plaque

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-04-24. Note: This includes Michael May and D. Kimmerly (April 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Henry W. Breyer Sr. House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-04-21.

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v t e Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Founded 1682
Communities	Arcadia University Ashmead Village Cedarbrook Cheltenham Edge Hill Elkins Park Glenside La Mott Laverock McKinley (part) Melrose Park Wyncote
Education	Ancillae Assumpta Academy Arcadia University Bishop McDevitt High School Cheltenham Township School District Cheltenham High School Delaware Valley Minority Student Achievement Consortium Gratz College Reconstructionist Rabbinical College Salus University Tyler School of Art Westminster Theological Seminary
National Historic Sites	Beth Sholom Synagogue Camp William Penn Camptown Historic District Curtis Hall Arboretum Elkins Park station George K. Heller School Glenside Memorial Hall Grey Towers Castle Henry West Breyer Sr. House Milmoral Rowland House St. Paul's Episcopal Church Richard Wall house Wyncote Historic District
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See also	Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district Elkins Estate Lynnewood Hall Greenleaf at Cheltenham Newgrounds Tookany Creek Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Cheltenham, England Curtis Publishing Company Einstein Medical Center Oak Lane Day School
Historical railroads	SEPTA Route 6 North Pennsylvania Railroad Reading Railroad Pennsylvania Railroad
Regional rail lines	Main Line Airport Line Fox Chase Lansdale/Doylestown Warminster West Trenton
Regional rail stations	Jenkintown–Wyncote Glenside Elkins Park Melrose Park Cheltenham
SEPTA bus routes	6 16 18 22 24 28 55 57 70 77 80 H XH Former: C
Infrastructure	Cheltenham Township Police Department
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