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Carson College for Orphan Girls
Mother Goose Cottage (1917-1920).
Carson College for Orphan Girls is located in Pennsylvania
Carson College for Orphan Girls
LocationBetween W. Mill and Wissahickon Rds., Flourtown, Springfield Township, Pennsylvania
Area90 acres (36 ha)
Built1917-1932
ArchitectKelsey, Albert; Et al.
Architectural styleTudor Revival
NRHP reference No.91000227[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 15, 1991

Carson College for Orphan Girls, also known as Carson Valley School, is a historic school complex and national historic district located in Flourtown, Springfield Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The district encompasses nine contributing buildings. They are an assemblage of low-scale, Tudor Revival style structures built between 1917 and 1932. It includes the Mother Goose Cottage (1917-1920), Red Gables Cottage (1917-1920), Stork Hill (1918), Thistle Cottage (1917-1920), Upper Beech Cottage (c. 1930), Lower Beech Cottage (c. 1930), Beech Branch Cottage (c. 1930), a garage (1917-1920), and a shop / storehouse (1932). The campus was designed by noted architect Albert Kelsey (1870-1950) to be reminiscent of a 16th-century English village.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Alice Kent Schooler (December 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Carson College for Orphan Girls" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-11.