Good Samaritan’s roots can be traced back to 1870 when the little village of Paoli comprised of a railroad station, one general store, a few scattered cottages and a comfortable stone tavern known as the Franklin House. Near the inn on the other side of Lancaster Turnpike was the popular Paoli Inn, which was patronized by many prominent Philadelphia families. “Where two or three are gathered together, there I am in the midst of them.” The east parlor of the inn became a gathering place and the Rev. Henry Palethorpe Hay, Rector of The Church of the Good Shepherd, Rosemont, began conducting services and Mrs. Eliza P. Davis directed the Sunday School. In 1876 a generous parishioner donated half an acre of ground on the south side of Lancaster Turnpike on which to build a chapel. It was to be a copy of a village church in southern England and was called The Church of the Good Samaritan. These were the tender roots from which our parish started.
The church today stands on approximately 15 acres, in the Diocese of Pennsylvania, on U.S. Route 30 (now known as Lancaster Avenue) still in the village of Paoli.
I spend a lot of time in this place, with friends and coworkers.
At certain times of the day this parking area becomes very busy. Beware of muggles. BYOP
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