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$9.2 Million Ambler Estate, Dating To 1736, Housed George Washington During Revolutionary War

This historic Ambler estate features 7 acres overlooking the Wissahickon watershed, including a 3-hole golf course, pool, trails, and more.

AMBLER, PA -- This historic Ambler estate features 7 acres overlooking the Wissahickon watershed, including a 3-hole golf course, pool, trails, and more.

  • Address: 525 Lewis Ln, Ambler, Pennsylvania
  • Price: $9,250,000
  • Square Feet: 5829
  • Bedrooms: 7
  • Bathrooms: 4 Baths
  • Built: 1736
  • Features: Introducing "Dawesfield," an exceptional 22-acre property in an extraordinary Whitpain Township location, dating back to 1736, overlooking acres of Wissahickon Watershed preserved open space, featuring two 3-Story Stone Colonials, 3 Barns, one dating to 1796, multiple detached Garages, Sheds, Greenhouse, Spring House and Guest House, and including a 3-hole Golf Course and Swimming Pool. Horse lovers will be thrilled with the connection to the surrounding trails. Car lovers will be enthralled with the capacity for car collections in the multiple barns. Horticulturists will be delighted with the age and multitude of specimen trees, shrubs and continually blooming perennials in the magnificent gardens with surrounding stone walls. Historians will be fascinated by the stories detailing the use of one of 2 stone colonials as George Washington's headquarters in 1777 during the Revolutionary War, including the encampment of over 10,000 troops on the grounds and adjacent properties. One house is 5829 sq ft with 7 bedrooms, and the other is 5129, with 5 bedrooms. The 1 Bedroom Guest House is an ideal location for a Home Office. 1000s of daffodils blanket the gardens; specimen magnolias provide brilliant blooms; ancient trees grace the expansive grounds. The panoramic views are magnificent, and the possibilities are endless at this enchanting location. Sale includes 4 separate parcels.

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