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Pencoyd (Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania)

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Pencoyd restored Architectural Record April 1915 p.370
Pencoyd restored Architectural Record April 1915 p.370

Pencoyd (Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania) was a historic house and farm in Bala Cynwyd, Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Located along the north side of what is now City Avenue, the farm originally stretched from the Schuylkill River to Conshohocken State Road (PA Route 23). Settled by John Roberts in 1683, his descendants owned the property for 280 years. The house was built c.1684–1690, and demolished in 1964.

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Pencoyd (Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania)
Decker Boulevard, Lower Merion Township

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19127 Lower Merion Township
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Pencoyd restored Architectural Record April 1915 p.370
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