Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, and Jimmy Stewart made cinematic history for their roles in the 1940 comedy of errors The Philadelphia Story. Yet if a house could win best supporting actor, it should have gone to the Main Line home that inspired the film (and the long-running Broadway play that preceded it). It spoke a thousand words, likely in a mid-Atlantic accent.
Now a portion of the estate, originally owned by the Montgomery family, is listed for sale at $13.4 million. That parcel is an L-shaped residence converted from the original 50-horse stable that was built in 1920. It has a pool, tennis court, “party barn,” gazebo, and the original clock tower, according to Lisa Yakulis, of Sotheby’s International Realty, Bryn Mawr. Twin guesthouses are surrounded by pastures and gardens. Its entrance is private.
