Living History: Colonial Home in Suburban Philly.

Historic Home, 1698. Experience colonial Philadelphia. Parking, Private Entrance. Two rooms. Bedroom with queen bed, Sitting room with two recliner chairs, working fireplace, corner kitchenette and table. Bathroom with shower. The rooms are on the upper floor. Outside stone staircase, up two levels. Direct access to trains to center city, 30 minutes. While this apartment is ready, other parts of the house are under restoration. Owner will offer driving tours of the city. Harford Hall is one of the oldest houses in Pennsylvania. It had been abandoned for some time and is now being fully restored. The 1698 wing has the original inside well house and oak beam fireplace. Floors in the house are original square nail, random plank pine. Beams are pegged mortise and tenon. More information on the house is available at: (Website hidden by Airbnb) Harford Hall is a ten minute drive to numerous Main Line restaurants and shops. The two rooms are on the upper floor. Access to private entrance is by outside, two level, stone staircase. The sitting room area is the three second floor windows to the right of the photo. The house offers a living insight into colonial building methods. Hand cut beams that joined by mortise, tenon and peg (no nails). Random width flooring. Cedar shake shingles attached with hand cut square nails. Deep well inside the house. Oak beam fireplace with original iron crane. The house is a hundred yards from Karakung Creek and a historic park setting. Harford Hall represents a typical William Penn land grant house.