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Aloha Manor House HISTORIC RESOURCE IMPACT STUDY ALOHA MANOR HOUSE 1862 Aloha Lane, Lower Merion Township August 4, 2010 WISE PRESERVATION PLANNING LLC 1480 HILLTOP ROAD, CHESTER SPRINGS PA 19425 PHONE (484) 202-8187 – FAX (484) 202-8174 WISEPRESERVATION.COM HISTORIC RESOURCE IMPACT STUDY PAGE 1 ALOHA / HOWARD WOOD JR. MANOR HOUSE Executive Summary The applicant plans to demolish the Aloha manor house but keep its associated garage. Its demolition will constitute a This Historic Resource Impact Study has been prepared in “Total Impact” on the resource, as described in the Impact response to the planned demolition of the Howard Wood Jr. Section of this study. This study includes extensive historic Manor House, also known as Aloha, located at 1862 Aloha and physical description elements in response to the proposed Lane in Gladwyne. The study was completed in accordance demolition. The Impact Assessment and Mitigation with the Lower Merion Township Zoning Ordinance § 155- Recommendations section found in this report offers several 153.1 Historic Resource Impact Study and other applicable recommendations for this property, including that the applicant ordinance provisions. Its purpose is to document the historic consider alternatives to demolition, including retaining the resource, determine its historic and/or architectural house as a residence or incorporating it into the design of a significance, examine the proposed plan and its potential larger residence. impacts on the historic resource, and make recommendations to mitigate negative impacts, including an examination of One adjacent property contains historic resources included on alternative plans. The applicants are Neil and Barbara Smit, the Lower Merion Township historic inventory. This property, c/o Joseph C. Kuhls. This study is required to be filed as part an outparcel of the Aloha property, contains a mid-19th century of a demolition permit review process. The applicants have farmhouse and two associated resources now part of the indicated the desire to build a single family dwelling. Riverbend Environmental Education Center. This study found no impact from the project on the historic resources on the Aloha, a large Colonial Revival style residence designed by Riverbend property. the Philadelphia architectural firm Brockie & Hastings, was built in 1914. It was constructed as a Colonial Revival style That said, no plans have been presented to this consultant manor house for Howard Wood Jr. For a time, Wood served as (other than the intent to demolish the manor house) that shows President of Alan Wood Steel Company, one of the largest any new construction etc. that might present an impact on steel companies in the country during his service there. Aloha these resources. It should also be noted that little of the manor appears eligible for the National Register of Historic Places as house is visible from the end of Aloha Lane. a highly intact and excellent example of the Colonial Revival style manor house, and is possibly eligible for its association with Howard Wood Jr. as a person of historic significance. The property is Historic Resource #GL242 on the Lower Merion Township Historic Resource Inventory and is a Class II historic resource. HISTORIC RESOURCE IMPACT STUDY PAGE 2 ALOHA / HOWARD WOOD JR. MANOR HOUSE Project Background Owner in Equity/Applicant Neil & Barbara Smit, c/o Joseph C. Kuhls Tax Parcel 40-00-0052-030 (Block 12F, Unit 82) Acreage 6.7 acres Date of construction 1914 Purpose of Report The purpose of this study is to document the Aloha Manor House property, determine the historical significance of the house and adjacent stable/garage (garage), evaluate the impact of the proposed demolition of the house, and make recommendations to mitigate negative impacts. The applicant proposes to demolish the existing residence and construct a new single family residence on the property. The garage will remain. Per the ordinance, the study also examines adjacent properties containing identified historic resources. The report was produced to fulfill the requirements found in the Lower Merion Township municipal code §155-153.1 Historic Map of Lower Merion Township (1998), with location of subject tract Resource Impact Study and other applicable ordinance indicated. provisions. Specifically, the study was required as part of the demolition permit application submission. Location The 6.7-acre property is located at 1862 Aloha Lane, Personnel Gladwyne, Pa., in the northeast part of Lower Merion This study was conducted by Robert J. Wise, Jr., President of Township. The subject tract is located just inside the Wise Preservation Planning LLC, and Seth Hinshaw, Senior “Conshohocken Curve” of the Schuylkill Expressway. Preservation Planner, of the same firm. Wise Preservation Planning LLC (Wise) is a historic preservation consulting, Identification planning and research firm based in Chester Springs, Pa. Address 1862 Aloha Lane Messrs. Wise and Hinshaw exceed the Professional Historic Resource # GL 242 Qualification Standards for architectural historians as set forth Resource Classification 2 HISTORIC RESOURCE IMPACT STUDY PAGE 3 ALOHA / HOWARD WOOD JR. MANOR HOUSE by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior in 48 FR 44716 and 36 tract, containing the Riverbend Environmental CFR 61 and has conducted several such studies in Lower Education Center. The 25-acre parcel is located at 1950 Merion Township. Wise is under contract with Neil and Spring Mill Road. This property was subdivided from the Barbara Smit. Aloha Manor in 1975. A historic farmhouse, its associated barn, and a stone ruin are the three historic Note: This report is not a technical structural analysis. resources on the property. Architects and structural engineers were not retained for this investigation. Any specific structural or architectural The township historic preservation ordinance requires analysis decisions should be based on an inspection the identification of adjacent parcel(s) containing historic and report by a structural engineer or architect and not resources included in the township inventory. on the basis of this report. The original blueprints for the house and its associated garage Dates of Investigation are in the possession of the Renthal family, the current owners The project was undertaken in July, 2010. and residents. Selected sheets have been reproduced for inclusion in this report. Where possible, the names originally Definitions given to the rooms are used in this report. Larger versions of the key elements from the blueprints are reproduced in the Subject Tract – The 6.7-acre Class II historic property (GL appendix. 242) where the development is proposed. It contains the Aloha Manor House and Garage. Aloha – The manor house located at 1862 Aloha Lane, constructed in 1914 for Howard Wood Jr. and designed by the Philadelphia architectural firm Brockie & Hastings. Aloha Garage – North of the manor house is a garage, built in 1915 and also designed by Brockie & Hastings. Adjacent Properties Containing Historic Resources Riverbend Riverbend – the Class II property (GL 242) wrapping around the north, east, and south sides of the subject Aerial map adapted from Google Maps. HISTORIC RESOURCE IMPACT STUDY PAGE 4 ALOHA / HOWARD WOOD JR. MANOR HOUSE Ordinance provisions The Lower Merion Township Historic Preservation Ordinance requires the following specific information at §155-153.1.B: Background Information Aloha Site Plan The Existing Conditions / Aloha Lane Demolition Plan produced by Momenee & Associates, Inc. and dated 7/9/2010 is included Riverbend in the appendix General description and Included in this report classification of historic resources on subject tract Statement of significance for Included in this report Class I and Class II resources Spring Mill Road Black and white photographs of Attached to this report resources Narrative description of subject Included in this report Detail of the Lower Merion Township tax map. tract Proposed Change General description, site plan, To be supplied by the applicant timetable Description of impact on Class I Included in this report and Class II historic resources General description of effect of Because the property is noise and traffic landlocked, the effect will be limited to hauling away debris after demolition. HISTORIC RESOURCE IMPACT STUDY PAGE 5 ALOHA / HOWARD WOOD JR. MANOR HOUSE Historic Narrative Overview Aloha, the Manor House constructed in 1914, represents the continuing wealth generated by Alan Wood Iron & Steel (later Alan Wood Steel Company), a Conshohocken steelmaker that produced an incredible 8% of the nation’s entire steel production in the early 20th century. The Wood family purchased land on the west side of the Schuylkill River, across from the mill, and built several estates on land where a small village and a Civil War military encampment had been located. Aloha was built for Howard Wood Jr., a steel magnate. Although Aloha is now 96 years old, it has had just two owners as of 2010. Spring Mill Heights In the 19th century, the property was located on the outskirts of a village named Spring Mill Heights. The village was located on a road running along the east bank of the Schuylkill in the location of today’s Schuylkill Expressway and the Pennsylvania Railroad. The village included a hotel, train Detail of the Lower Merion plate (showing the subject tract vicinity) on station, and several houses. the Atlas of the County of Montgomery and State of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: G.M. Hopkins, 1871). Red arrow indicates future location of
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