Roughwood, Wayne

Name: Roughwood
Address: Wayne, United States

#16 among attractions in Wayne

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Roughwood, originally known as Lamb's Tavern, is a historic home located at Devon, Easttown Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It consists of three sections. The oldest section was built in 1819, on the foundations of an earlier log structure dated to about 1805. It is constructed of green serpentine ashlar and coated in stucco. The dining room wing was added in 1821–1822, when the house was used as a tavern. The third wing is the kitchen wing, with later service room additions. The house has a number of Federal style design details. It was extensively renovated and modernized in 1928, under the direction of architect R. Brognard Okie. ()

Built: 1805 (219 years ago)Coordinates: 40°2'58"N, 75°25'18"W

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Roughwood – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: King of Prussia Mall, Aronimink Golf Club, King of Prussia Town Center, St. Davids.

3.2 miNE
Shopping, Shopping centre
King of Prussia Mall, King of Prussia
81 min walk • King of Prussia is a shopping mall located in the community of King of Prussia in Upper Merion Township in the United States state of Pennsylvania.
2.9 miS
Golf
Aronimink Golf Club, Wayne
75 min walk • Aronimink Golf Club is a private country club in the eastern United States, located in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, a suburb west of Philadelphia. Its championship layout is consistently rated among the nation's top golf courses.
2.6 miN
Shopping, Shopping centre
King of Prussia Town Center, King of Prussia
67 min walk • King of Prussia Town Center is a lifestyle center in the census-designated place of King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The center is just west of the King of Prussia mall.
2.4 miE
Park
St. Davids, Wayne
62 min walk • St. Davids is a primarily residential neighborhood located in the eastern part of Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States. It is served by its own train station. St. Davids is home to the main campus of Eastern University, a four-year, liberal arts university affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA.
2.3 miSE
Botanical garden
Chanticleer Garden, Wayne
58 min walk • Chanticleer Garden is a forty-eight-acre botanical garden built on the grounds of the Rosengarten estate at 786 Church Road in Wayne, Pennsylvania.
1 miNW
Garden, Park
Jenkins Arboretum, Wayne
26 min walk • Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens is a nonprofit botanical garden located at 631 Berwyn Baptist Road, Devon, Pennsylvania. The grounds are open to the public daily with free admission. Hours change seasonally and are listed on the Arboretum's website.
1.8 miSE
Church
St. David's Episcopal Church, Wayne
46 min walk • St. David's Episcopal Church, often known as St. David's at Radnor or, less often, as Old St. David's, is a parish of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, founded in the early 18th century and named after the Patron Saint of Wales. A Book of Common Prayer, given as a gift to Lydia Leamy in 1854, refers to St.
2.3 miSE
Museum, History museum
Crosley-Garrett Mill Workers' Housing, Wayne
59 min walk • The Crosley–Garrett Mill Workers' Housing, Store, and Mill Site, also known as Paper Mill House and the William Crosley Store and Mill Workers' House, is a historic mill-related complex located on Darby Creek in Newtown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
3.3 miN
Nightlife, Gambling, Resort
Valley Forge Casino Resort, King of Prussia
84 min walk • Valley Forge Casino Resort is a casino in Upper Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, just outside of Philadelphia.
1 miE
Museum, History museum
Old Eagle School, Wayne
25 min walk • The Old Eagle School is located near Strafford Station on the main line of the Pennsylvania Railroad in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
2 miN
Georgian architecture
Joseph Walker House, Valley Forge
51 min walk • Joseph Walker House, also known as Wayne's Quarters, is a historic home located in Tredyffrin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The house was built in four sections, with the oldest dated to about 1757. It is the three bay at the western end of the eleven bay house, and is a two-story, double pile stone structure.

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How to get to Roughwood by public transport?

The nearest stations to Roughwood:

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Devon (4 min walk)
Strafford (25 min walk)