1603 Hillcrest Rd, Glenside, PA 19038

In the far Southwest corner of Cheltenham Township, a lovely community was established after the turn of the 20th century, called Laverock after the local railroad station that used to be located in the neighborhood. After the Great Depression, our area saw an exponential growth in real estate development. By 1937, all of the roads that now make up Laverock were laid, and "modest" stone homes were constructed on spacious 1/2 acre+ lots. The primary developer of Laverock was Charles F. Puff Jr. who acquired the majority of the land, and began advertising the sale of both lots (for owners to build their own designs) as well as speculative housing for resale. A total of 93 lots were part of the original Laverock development. Based on historical research, it is believed that this property was constructed in late 1937 or early 1938, as that was the height of the sales records for this development, and there was no record of the house on the land in the 1937 railroad atlas. What stands … read more …