About: 10 BEATTY ROAD - PROFESSIONAL OFFICE SUITES OF MEDIA
10 Beatty Road - Professional Office Suites of Media
The 10 BEATTY ROAD building was constructed in 1930 by Wesley Sloan of Nether Providence Township. Mr. Sloan owned the majority of the land south of the SEPTA trolley tracks and north of Baltimore Avenue. He and his wife lived in a nearby home which was later used by local realtor Baird and Bird, Inc.
Mr. Sloan decided to divide the land at the northeast corner of Beatty Road and Baltimore Avenue to accommodate homes for his three daughters when they each married. Over the years, one has been radically altered with additions, the second was torn down to make way for the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices building, and the third is 10 BEATTY ROAD. Of the three, it is the only one one with the original stone architecture, detailed woodworking and old-fashion charm still intact.
Prior to be becoming an office building, the property was home to a number of families. Their names and histories are currently being researched, but one story has surfaced relating to the most recent homeowner, Helen Van Horn. She purchased the home in 1959 and it is said to have been an avid player of the pipe organ. As result of her passion for the instrument, she had one installed on the building's second floor. She would sit and play from the upstairs landing while the pipes took up the entire room now referred to as the Conference Room. One can only imagine how much music these walls have heard.
In the 1970s, this area of Nether Providence Township was re-zoned from Residential to P-O (Professional Office District). During most of its tenure as an office, the space was occupied by Jones, Strohm and Guthrie, prominent lawyers in Media, PA. We are happy to say that Edmund Jones, at age 98, can still be found most days working at his same desk in Suite 101.
Mr. Sloan decided to divide the land at the northeast corner of Beatty Road and Baltimore Avenue to accommodate homes for his three daughters when they each married. Over the years, one has been radically altered with additions, the second was torn down to make way for the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices building, and the third is 10 BEATTY ROAD. Of the three, it is the only one one with the original stone architecture, detailed woodworking and old-fashion charm still intact.
Prior to be becoming an office building, the property was home to a number of families. Their names and histories are currently being researched, but one story has surfaced relating to the most recent homeowner, Helen Van Horn. She purchased the home in 1959 and it is said to have been an avid player of the pipe organ. As result of her passion for the instrument, she had one installed on the building's second floor. She would sit and play from the upstairs landing while the pipes took up the entire room now referred to as the Conference Room. One can only imagine how much music these walls have heard.
In the 1970s, this area of Nether Providence Township was re-zoned from Residential to P-O (Professional Office District). During most of its tenure as an office, the space was occupied by Jones, Strohm and Guthrie, prominent lawyers in Media, PA. We are happy to say that Edmund Jones, at age 98, can still be found most days working at his same desk in Suite 101.
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In January of 2015, Painter House Suites, LLC took ownership of the property. The business owner, H. Frank Rupp, Jr., has taken great effort to restore the building to its original beauty, while also converting the space into professional office spaces for up to eight small business owners to lease.
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Mr. Rupp operates his primary business, Frank Rupp Design, Inc., from Suite 201. He offers Graphic Design services to small business owners in Pennsylvania and Delaware.
