The John Welsh House, also known as "Rauhala," is an historic American home that is located in Wyndmoor in Springfield Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.
The house is made from cut and squared Wissahickon schist,[2] and is located on Stenton Avenue, which borders Wyndmoor and the Chestnut Hill area of Philadelphia.
[citation needed] While in this role, the Crown put great pressure on her to surrender the colony for a cash settlement that would relieve the Penn family of debt.
Congressmen for ten years, and was one of the seven famous Washburn brothers; three of whom served their country in roles of governor, congressional representative and U.S. Secretary of State.
[5] After moving into the John Welsh House in 1886, newlyweds Albert & Jeanette Kelsey renamed the home “Rauhala” (Finnish for “peaceful place”).