Strafford, Pennsylvania | |
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| Strafford Village | |
 StraffordSEPTARegional Rail station | |
| Nickname: The Village | |
| Motto: "Thrill of Thrills" awaits you.Founded by Stephan Schifter in 1939 | |
  Strafford Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania Show map of Pennsylvania Strafford Strafford (the United States) Show map of the United States | |
| Coordinates:40°03′03″N75°24′16″W / 40.05083°N 75.40444°W /40.05083; -75.40444 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| Counties | Chester,Delaware |
| Townships | Tredyffrin,Radnor |
| Government | |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 19087 |
| Area code(s) | 610 and 484 |
Strafford is anunincorporated community in the southeastern part of theU.S. state ofPennsylvania, located partly inTredyffrin Township,Chester County, and partly inRadnor Township,Delaware County. It is served by its ownstop on the SEPTA Paoli/Thorndale Line regional rail train.[1] The SEPTA station at Strafford is one of the few buildings that survives from the 1876 Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia.[2] It is also the site of the Strafford School (now the Woodlynde School), and theOld Eagle School. It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 440 feet.
Founded by Stephan Schifter in 1939
ThePhiladelphia and Western Railroad once ran to Strafford but service on its main line was discontinued on March 23, 1956, while service on the former branch line continues asThe Norristown High-Speed Line.[3] The portion of the abandonedP&W line in Radnor Township, ending in Strafford, is now a "rail trail"multi-use path.
Students in Tredyffrin Township attend schools in theTredyffrin/Easttown School District. High school students in Tredyffrin Township attendConestoga High School.
The Tredyffrin Library, with 18,000 square feet (1,700 m2) of space as of 1977, is located in Strafford.[4] The architectural firmMitchell/Giurgola developed the Tredyffrin Library. It has an amphitheater that is focused on a park in a southward direction.[5] The library has a single large reading room.[4] The library building has a larger two story end, while the other end has only one story at the upper level.[6] The facility has toilets, workrooms, and offices at the main level are in a separate element of the structure from the main reading room, and this structure juts out from the flue.Architectural Record said that this "allows direct access to the reading room from the public entrance."[4]
Architectural Record stated that Tredyffrin Library and the library built inCondon Hall of theUniversity of Washington School of Law, which was also designed by Mitchell/Giurgola, have common underlying concepts. According to the publication, the shared concepts were "unusual sensitivity in using natural light to best advantage while warding off the sun," a "quickly apparent organization of functions," and being "responsive to the varying situations in which it is built."[5]
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
