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Aldan - This is a substantial building built of "rubble-cut" green serpentine stone. It is in the style of a stone Victorian farmhouse, 2 1/2 stories high.

Curtis Park (Academy) - Prior to 1948 the stop was known as "Academy Station" believed to have been named from the Holy Child Academy which was once located nearby. The station has been closed and boarded up but still stands (dividing Oak Avenue into two halves on either side of the railroad lines and one block East of Calcon Hook Road. The building there was built by or for the PRR when the name was changed as the Curtis Publishing Co. moved to town.

Lansdowne - This station was designed by Frank Furness and has seen much use. It was badly damaged by fire a few years ago, but has been lovingly restored. The PRR "Keystone" Station sign, resplendent in Tuscan red and gold, gleams from the platform overhang.

Glen Mills - This is an architectural gem--Queen Anne gothic style, red brick with black brick designs. It is believed to have been designed by Frank Furness, the world-class Philadelphia architect, who designed Philadelphia's Broad Street Station. Presently used by the West Chester RR as a scenic railroad.

Morton - This is a substantial and magnificent "gothic cottage"-style station built of red brick with black brick detailing, three stories high. It was probably designed by Frank Furness, and is of similar style and vintage as the Glen Mills station. It is extremely well preserved. About 50 feet west is a wooden Freight shed, probably of the same vintage, still in use. Visit the Morton Station Preservation Committee web site for more information.

Moylan-Rose Valley - This is a plain mid-19th century red-brick building with restrained architectural details. The original PRR Keystone station sign (said to be the longest station name sign in the PRR system) can be viewed on the north exterior wall of the Town House Restaurant in nearby Media.

Newtown Square - Apparently this is the only structure which survives from the Newtown Square branch of the PRR built in the 1890's. The line went through the back hills of Radnor and Haverford townships and was in partial operation until the 1970's. This freight shed was nearly swallowed by vegetation but was moved in 5/00 to its new location at the old Drexel University Lodge Grounds.

Prospect Park (Moore Sta.) - A property owner named Moore donated the property for this station. He did so, with the "condition" that the station should carry his "family" name for as long as it exists. It was formerly known as "MOORE" Station. Today it is known as Prospect Park/Moore Station.

Secane - This is another station of "rubble-cut" green serpentine stone, two stories high with a low-hipped roof.

Swarthmore - This is a masterpiece of the stonecutter's art. The station is a cut-greystone Victorian "gothic cottage" which could fit anywhere in Wales. The walls are "rubble-cut" stone on the gable ends and "square-cut" on the platform side. The windows are tall and narrow, framed in extraordinary stonework and topped by shallow gothic arches. The style appears to be an adaptation of "collegiate gothic" as the station is adjacent to Swarthmore College. The platform shelters are unusually long and very substantial.

Wallingford - This is a gem of a red-brick Victorian station, complete with platforms and balconies. The style suggests a Frank Furness design.

Whitehall Station (Bryn Mawr) - Used as Bryn Mawr Thrift Shop Offices. Originally part of the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad, Whitehall Station dates from just before the Civil War, and the line was abandoned after 1870 when the PRR tracks were straightened in  the 1870's. It is a splendid example of 1860's "Italianate" architecture. President Lincoln passed through here on the way to his inauguration in 1861, and his funeral train passed by here in 1865.

Villanova - This is a well-used station, surrounded by Villanova University. The station buildings are in good shape, and the residence is occupied. This stone station is in the same style as Haverford and Wynnewood.