Radnor's Lost Church

One of the best known and prolific architects to have called Radnor home was David Knickerbacker Boyd. Over the next few weeks "From the Archives" will look at some of Boyd's work in the township.

Boyd designed the Radnor Presbyterian Church ca. 1907 to serve what would become the second Presbyterian congregation in downtown Wayne.

The edifice was not of a typical church design; its Tudor Revival facade was more reminiscent of a home designed to mimic historical English architecture; only the tall leaded glass windows on the side elevation suggested that it contained a large meeting space.

The building's non-churchlike appearance would ensure its continued use after its few short years in use by the congregation; it was purchased by the Radnor School District (whose land it adjoined), and for a few years it was used by the school.

Today, the site of the church at the southeast corner of Windermere and Louella Avenues is the location of a portion of the new Radnor Middle School.

- Greg Prichard,