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Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1894/00/00 Samuel Leeds Allen Home Breidenhart, also known as "The Castle," is designed by the architect Walter Smedley for Samuel Leeds Allen, a manufacturer of agricultural equipment best known for his invention of the Flexible Flyer sled.
1894/00/00 Walter D Smedley Architect Breidenhart, also known as "The Castle," is designed by the architect Walter Smedley for Samuel Leeds Allen, a manufacturer of agricultural equipment best known for his invention of the Flexible Flyer sled.
1918/00/00 Eldridge Reeves Johnson Home Following Allen's death in 1918, the Breidenhart is sold to Eldridge Reeves Johnson, founder and President of the Victor Talking Machine Company, who will make substantial alterations to the house.
1945/11/14 Eldridge Reeves Johnson Died Eldridge Reeves Johnson dies at Breidenhart, his home at Moorestown Township, New Jersey, after suffering a stroke days earlier. He is buried in West Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.

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Particulars for Breidenhart:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Area of Significance Art
Sight Category Building
Area of Significance Commerce
Area of Significance Entertainment - Recreation
Criteria Historic Event
Level of Significance National
Owner Private
Architectural Style Queen Anne
Historic Use Single dwelling



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration: 22nd December 1977

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name: Breidenhart
Registry Address: 255 E. Main St.
Registry Number: 77000851
Resource Type: Building
Owner: Private
Architect: Smedley,Walter
Architectural Style: Queen anne
Area in Acres: 10
Contributing Buildings: 1
Certification: Listed in the National Register
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National
Area of Significance: Commerce, Art, Entertainment-recreation, Architecture
Applicable Criteria: Event, Architecture-Engineering
Period of Significance: 1900-1924, 1875-1899
Significant Year: 1892
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-Function: Single dwelling
Current Function: Health care
Current Sub-Function: Sanatorium

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