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Pen Ryn Mansion & Belle Voir Manor
Pen Ryn Mansion has graced the banks of the Delaware River for over 250 years. Situated on over 100 acres, with a 2,000 foot, tree-lined drive leading to beautiful river vistas and gardens, Pen Ryn captures the charm and nostalgia of a bygone era. The Center mansion section dates to 1744 when Abraham Bickley, a wealthy shipping merchant and colonial Philadelphia alderman, selected from his vast land holdings this beautiful location for his country residence. In 1893, Lucy Wharton Drexel, with the immense banking wealth of her family behind her, purchased Pen Ryn and greatly expanded the mansion by adding an art gallery, library, servant quarters, and carriage house. After years of abandoment in the late 1980's, the Pen Ryn Estate was privately purchsaed and meticulously restored to the bright and beautiful decor of its original grandeur. Now listed in the National Register of Historic Places, Pen Ryn offers such amenities as functional fireplaces, air conditioning, exquisite restroom facilities, a Grand Ballroom, and food service to rival the finest in dining. Experience an interesting guided tour filled with stories of intrigue and romance that relate to the Bickley and Drexel families, Ben Franklin, Benjamin West, and even...a Christmas Eve ghost! Add to your visit with an exquisite breakfast, lunch, or dinner in Pen Ryn Mansion. Tour packages are available to combine Pen Ryn with other area mansiona and attractions. The tranquil and exclusive riverfront setting, the surrounding wooded areas, and the grandeur of the mansion will impart to your employees and clients a feeling of appreciation that you selected Pen Ryn for their meeting. Each area of the mansion has its own unique decor and ambiance. Smaller functions find the Library or Gallery inviting as the general-session area and seven additional rooms can provide ancillary meeting space. Larger functions enjoy the entire mansion, combined with the Grand Ballroom, for that special event. Pen Ryn is equipped with all the modern amenities and can provide the appropriate audio-visual needs. Every aspect of your function is handled with such efficiency and professionalism that you will feel the comfort knowing that your event will be a complete suxxess. Spectacular Receptions. By combining the beauty and charm of Pen Ryn Mansion with the exceptional food and impeccable white-glove service provided by its staff, your event will leave an exquisitely memorable impression o everyone. As one of the most desirable locations in the Delaware Valley, it is not suprising that hosts receive glowing accolades from their guests. Most often, guests will comment,
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