Bookstore

To order, call us at 215 247-0417. Members get 10% discount.

Books (all prices include tax)

Chestnut Hill (a book of photos by Elizabeth Jarvis and Tom Keels published by the Chestnut Hill Historical Society) $21.59 (member price: $19.43)
Chestnut Hill Revisited (the second volume of historical photos of Chestnut Hill by curator Liz Jarvis – published in April 2004) $21.59 ($19.43)
Houses of Philadelphia: Chestnut Hill and the Wissahickon Valley, 1880-1930, James B. Garrison $70.20 ($63.18)
Springfield Township, Charles G. Zwicker and Edward C. Zwicker (a book of photos by the Springfield Township Historical Society) $21.59 ($19.43)
Mt. Airy, Elizabeth Jarvis $21.59 ($19.43)
An Architectural History of Chestnut Hill, Willard S. Detweiler, Jr. A beautiful pictorial overview. $32.39 ($29.15)
A Sacred Challenge: an illustrated book about Violet Oakley, a Chestnut Hill resident who painted the imposing murals in the State Capital Building in Harrisburg in the early 1900s – the largest commission ever given to a woman. $67.99 ($58.27)
Germantown, Mount Airy and Chestnut Hill A book of photographs published by the Germantown Historical Society $21.59 (
$19.43)
Philadelphia Trolleys, Allen Meyers & Joel Spivak $21.59 ($19.43)
Philadelphia Graveyards & Cemeteries, Thomas H. Keels $21.59 ($19.43)
Vizcaya: An American Villa and Its Makers, Witold Rybczynski, Laurie Olin, and Steven Brooke $37.80 ($34.02)

Maps and guides

Our award winning Architectural Guide and Map of Chestnut Hill $5.40 ($4.86)
20th Century Chestnut Hill Map & Self-Guided Tour $5.40 ($4.86)
A walking tour of the St. Martins area of Chestnut Hill. $3.23 ($2.92)
Schaaf's Illustrated Map of Chestnut Hill $16.20 ($14.58)

Gifts

Limited edition, beautifully made model of the #23 trolley (PCC Streetcar) produced by Corgi Classics. A motor can be purchased separately from the manufacturer. $75.55 ($67.99)

NOTE: Join CHHS today and receive a 10% member discount!

CHHS Collections

The 16,000 item collection of the Chestnut Hill Historical Society is available to the researchers and scholars by appointment. See further details in the collections section of the website.

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