Rosevalley Society
Gaz - Stephenfield

Rose Valley, as Will Price invented it, is an Arts & Crafts movement treasure.The buildings he designed according to the philosophy of William Morris and the creativity that flourished in the valley made a Utopian Community that is unique in the world. Still, like the Hedgerow Theatre, safe parking spot will notice that the buildings in Rose Valley are very different from those in the surrounding suburban sprawl.Some, the intrepid who find a legal, look like ancient structures from an unknown place and time. There is no convenience store, and no sidewalk, no gas station, The hidden lanes and private drives do nothing to encourage the curious. Rose Valley now appears to the casual observer to be a tightly clustered group of homes on the outskirts of Media, Pennsylvania. The activities of artists like Alice Barber Stephens, William P. Jervis and Wharton Esherick make Rose Valley an essential reference for all those interested in the Arts and Crafts movement in America. Hidden behind overgrown bushes and trees, others look like cottages in a storybook illustration.