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Coordinates: 40°8′21″N 75°3′46″W / 40.13917°N 75.06278°W / 40.13917; -75.06278

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Cairnwood
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark District – Contributing property
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Location	3028 Huntington Pike, Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°8′21″N 75°3′46″W / 40.13917°N 75.06278°W / 40.13917; -75.06278
Area	6.8 acres (2.8 ha)
Built	1895; 131 years ago (1895)
Architect	Carrere, John; Hastings, Thomas
Architectural style	Beaux Arts
Part of	Bryn Athyn Historic District (ID08001087)
NRHP reference No.	02000223^[1]
Added to NRHP	March 21, 2002
Designated NHLDCP	October 6, 2008

Cairnwood is a 26,000-square-foot (2,400 m²)^[2] historic home next to the Glencairn Museum in the borough of Bryn Athyn in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, U.S. It was designed by the architectural firm of Carrère and Hastings and built in 1895. The surrounding grounds were designed by Olmsted, Olmsted and Eliot. It was built for John Pitcairn, Jr. (1841–1916), President of Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company. It is a 2½-story, Roman brick and limestone French country estate home in the Beaux Arts style. The L-plan house has 28 rooms, plus a chapel in the third story turret. Also on the property are a contributing stable and garden house built contemporary to the main house, and garage complex (1911). A contributing structure is the estate wall. The property is now owned by the Academy of the New Church and serves as a special events facility, specifically hosting weddings, corporate functions, fundraising and social events of all kinds.^[3]^[4]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. It is a contributing property to the Bryn Athyn Historic District.^[1]

👁 Cairnwood Mansion, east side

Cairnwood Mansion, east side
👁 Central entrance

Central entrance
👁 Garden House

Garden House
👁 Stables & Carriage House

Stables & Carriage House
👁 Outside wall

Outside wall

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^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Marder, Dianna (July 9, 2004). "Rent-a-Mansion Get married or throw a party at a storied estate such as Cairnwood or Aldie, and you'll walk (and dance) in the steps of the famous". philly.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
^ "Cairnwood Weddings". Retrieved August 10, 2021.
^ Jean K. Wolf (July 2002). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Cairnwood. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 30, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)

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v t e Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania
Bryn Athyn Historic District	Bryn Athyn Cathedral Glencairn Museum
Education	Bryn Athyn School District Academy of the New Church Secondary Schools Academy of the New Church Theological School Bryn Athyn College
Transportation	Bryn Athyn station (closed)
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Governmental structures	Paterson City Hall Portland City Hall Richmond County Courthouse Russell Senate Office Building Staten Island Borough Hall
Memorials and monuments	Civic Virtue McKinley Monument
Parks	Grand Army Plaza Hamilton Fish Park Patriot's Park
Theaters and venues	Arlington Memorial Amphitheater Century Theatre Lunt-Fontanne Theatre Memorial Auditorium Metropolitan Opera House Woolsey Hall
Transportation	Boise Union Pacific Depot Market Street Bridge
Others	Great Fire of 1911 Historic District Lightner Museum Tower of Jewels
Founders	John Merven Carrère Thomas Hastings

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