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The Highlands

Montgomery County · dedicated 2023 · 7001 Sheaff Lane

Built in 1796 by merchant and Pa. state senator Anthony Morris as a refuge for the Morris family during recurrences of yellow fever in Philadelphia. Originally 200 acres, it is noted for its late Georgian-style fieldstone mansion, designed by Philadelphia politician Timothy Matlack. Sold in 1813 to wine merchant George Sheaff, whose family owned it until 1917, when Caroline Sinkler purchased it. She made Colonial Revival renovations.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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