Torresdale, originally Torrisdale, was named by
Charles Macalester for his family's ancestral Scotland home. Before the
Act of Consolidation, 1854, Torresdale had been part of
Delaware Township of
Philadelphia County, and before 1853, part of
Lower Dublin Township of the same county. In 1894, Torresdale was the site of the regatta of the
Rowing Association of American Colleges. Long before the existence of what is referred to today as the
Philadelphia Main Line, Torresdale, along with Holmesburg to its south and
Andalusia to its north, had been Philadelphia's posh suburban neighborhood, as evidenced by
Glen Foerd on the Delaware, a luxurious riverside estate and
Andalusia, the Biddle estate, for which the village of Andalusia is named. ==Notable sites==