Anglecot

This historic structure was named "Anglecot," a truncation of the phrase, "Angled Cottage," in recognition of its placement at a forty-five-degree angle, when it was built, to the intersection of Evergreen and Prospect Avenues in Chestnut Hill.

It was designed by noted Philadelphia architect Wilson Eyre for linoleum manufacturer Charles Adams Potter (1860-1925).^[5][6]

In 1903, Charles Potter and his wife hosted a debutante ball for fifty guests at Anglecot in honor of their daughter, Dorothy Potter.^[7] Their home was also the site of several other social events throughout that decade.^[8]

In 1914, Philadelphia-area newspapers reported that the Potter family and Margaret H. Spencer, the fiancée of their son, Charles A. Potter Jr., were forced to quarantine at the Potter's home when Spencer was diagnosed with scarlet fever while visiting Anglecot.^[9]

In April 1935, Herbert F. Diener, Inc. represented the estate of Anglecot's deceased owner, Charles Potter; Diener was responsible for granting a multi-year lease on the property to Dr. Joseph Van Horn.^[10]

Anglecot was converted into a sanatorium sometime before 1951,^[11] and continued to operate as a healthcare facility during the 1970s.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982, it is a contributing property of the Chestnut Hill Historic District.

It was then divided into nine condominiums between 1981 and 1983 by Richard Snowden and his grandmother, Virginia C. Wilmsen, who had formed Anglecot Associates to restore the home and place an easement on it to ensure its preservation.^[12][13][14]

• Photograph and article at Bryn Mawr College.
• Listing at Philadelphia Architects and Buildings