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The Glencairn Museum
1001 Cathedral Road, Bryn Athyn, PA

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Type of Structure: Romanesque Home amd Museum

Year(s) of Construction: 1928-1939

Designer/Builder: Building of Glencairn was supervised by Raymond Pitcairn

Stone Carver(s):

Materials:

Location: Off of Huntington Pike just near Bryn Athyn Cathedral

Interesting Features: The entire museum is the interesting feature. There are MANY carving of animals, birds, Pitcairn children, elephants, scenes from the Old Testament, etc...

Personal Observations: No one can imagine how magnificient this place is until you go inside and see the collections, find the carvings (inside and out), feel the quietness, this is truly an experience like no other.

Let me recommend a perfect day... Choose a second sunday when the museum is open. Visit the museum and bring a picnic lunch to enjoy outside. The Cathedral is just on the other side of the little road and is just as magnificient.

Website: Welcome to Glencairn Museum

Photos/Images: (all photos below can be "clicked on" to see larger versions)

A carved face located outside of rear of the Cloister.

One of the carved capitols located inside the Cloister.

Another of the carved capitols inside the Cloister.

This is one of seven corbels carved to represent each of the Pitcairn children – I have no idea which is which.

A detail from the above photo.

On of the American Eagles carved on the tower.

Two columns of the "Ezekiel Tower" seen from the Cloister.

Detail of one of the capitols.

Detail of the other capitol.

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