The Hipple House: Reflections On a Lost Family Home
Two weeks ago the house at 27/29 South Sproul Road in Broomall was demolished. With the loss of the Hipple House, silently but imposingly keeping watch over that section of Sproul Road, one more physical link to our township’s past and the people who shaped it has been...
The Centennial House: Patriotic Relic or Just a Local Legend?
According to local legend, a building from the 1876 Centennial Exposition ended up as a house in Marple Township. Was this a real relic of America’s 100th birthday or just a tall tale?...