Its previous occupants loved and respected the building. It has survived with little excessive wear and tear to reflect its age and usage. Franks, a Philadelphia architect who inspected La Ronda in July 2009, wrote "This is a great building extremely worthy of protection and of embracing as a cultural treasure the building is in remarkably good condition for its 80 years. By 2009, the property attached to the La Ronda mansion had shrunk to 3.2 acres (1.3 ha). Since that time, a series of subsequent owners sold the grounds of most of the original estate, and new single homes and townhouses were built.
Mizner's artisan production company created much of the hardware, fittings, furnishings, and decorative elements in the same styles for an integrated aesthetic.įollowing Percival Foerderer's death in 1969, the Foerderer family sold the estate to Villanova University. The Mediterranean Revival and Spanish Gothic Revival architecture styled residence had fifty-one rooms, including twenty-one bedrooms. Cornell & Son.Ĭompleted in 1929, the La Ronda estate originally consisted of 233 acres (94 ha) of grounds and gardens. The 17,500-square-foot (1,630 m 2) Philadelphia Main Line mansion was the last commission by the renowned early 20th century architect Addison Mizner based in Palm Beach, Florida.
Foerderer, who ran a leather-manufacturing business, and his wife Ethel Brown. It was originally the home of Percival E. La Ronda was a mansion and estate in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania from 1929 to 2009. Lower Merion Historical Society, William Morrison Collection
Lower Merion Historical Society, William Morrison Collection The Great Hall in La Ronda.
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