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Where in Marple Newtown: Guess the Landmark
Where in Marple Newtown would be able to see this building? Answer is revealed.
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Answer: The old stone barn of Robert Mendenhall located behind the Newtown Grill off of S. Newtown Street Road. According to the Newtown Grill's website, Robert t Mendenhall was a blacksmith as well as an innkeeper (having owned the Newtown Square Hotel property from 1783 to1796). In 1805, the stone farmhouse was encompassed by 72 acres of land which contained a log barn and a log shop. Robert Mendenhall died in 1810 leaving his property to his wife, Mary, and his four children.
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