Estate photographs

Among the clients of Victor Dallin's company were wealthy owners of large estates. Included in this subset of images are homes designed by prominent Philadelphia architect Horace Trumbauer. Below are selections from the hundreds of local estates Dallin photographed from the air. Click the title or image below for an enlarged view.

Amy du Pont, Centerville, Delaware, 1938

Amy DuPont Estate, 1938"Dauneport", located along Old Kennett Road near Centerville, was built in 1932 and designed by architect Mary Craig.

Sam Riddle, Glen Riddle, Pennsylvania, 1931

Sam Riddle EstateEstate and farm of Sam Riddle, owner of champion thoroughbred, Man O' War. The estate was donated to establish a community hospital in 1951.

George M. Elkins , Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 1939

Elkins estate, 1939"Briar Hill" on Flourtown Road in Whitemarsh Township, Montgomery County. The home of George M. Elkins built in 1922 by architect Horace Trumbauer was demolished in 2005.

P.A.B. Widener, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania

Widener Estate"Lynnewood Hall" built for P.A.B. Widener was completed in 1901. Like "Briar Hill," it was designed by architect Horace Trumbauer.

Atwater Kent, Ardmore, Pennsylvania, 1927

The estate of inventor and businessman Atwater Kent located near the Merion Golf Club in Ardmore.

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