Glenmede is one of the most prominent and architecturally significant estates in the sought-after Main Line region, and home to the Pew family, founders of the Sun Oil Company, now Sunoco, since 1904. Built in the late 1800s and designed by the renowned architect William Price, the home rests on 15 exquisite acres with a poolhouse, gardener’s cottage, carriage house, and gatehouse. Glenmede was originally built for Mr. George S. Graham, a prominent Pennsylvania congressman, at the turn of the 20th Century. It was through his connections that the famous architect William Price and the renowned muralist William Van Ingen were commissioned, the former to design this magnificent home and the latter to provide many of the fabulous decorative features of the estate, which include leaded stained glass and irreplaceable fixtures and hardware.
In the 1990s, the Pew family bequeathed Glenmede to Bryn Mawr College, which was responsible for an extensive updating of the mechanicals and infrastructure ongoing since 2001. Now returned to private ownership and conserved, Glenmede is a monumental estate in the heart of the Main Line.
The magnificent Tudor mansion is constructed of red brick and Indiana-limestone trimmings. The gables have half-timbered work with ornamental verge boards. The hilltop setting is incomparably private and features magnificent mature specimen trees, a lawn terrace with a balustrade, and a vast open lawn central to the entire compound.