orm itory ▁space , ▁La ▁S alle ▁purchased ▁both ▁houses ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁and ▁demol ished ▁them ▁for ▁par king ▁space . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁Log an ▁B lain ▁died , ▁and ▁her ▁son , ▁Daniel ▁B lain , ▁Jr . ▁sold ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁estate ▁to ▁La ▁S alle ▁University , ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁La ▁S alle ▁University ▁began ▁a ▁renov ation ▁of ▁the ▁estate ▁after ▁purch asing ▁it , ▁converting ▁it ▁from ▁a ▁farm ▁into ▁a ▁park - like ▁area . ▁ ▁Several ▁structures ▁were ▁demol ished , ▁including ▁Pe ale ' s ▁stable ▁and ▁hen ▁house , ▁which ▁were ▁le ve led ▁to ▁construct ▁a ▁par king ▁lot ▁and ▁later ▁tennis ▁courts . ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁house ▁of ▁B elf ield , ▁now ▁called ▁' Pe ale ▁House ', ▁was ▁also ▁converted ▁to ▁the ▁office ▁for ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁La ▁S alle , ▁while ▁the ▁former ▁ten ant ▁house ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁property ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁Japanese ▁tea ▁cer emon ies ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁Gallery ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁National ▁Historic ▁Land marks ▁in ▁Philadelphia ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁North ▁Philadelphia ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁B elf ield ▁and ▁W ake field : ▁A ▁Link ▁to ▁La ▁S alle ' s ▁Past ▁ ▁La ▁S alle ▁University , ▁Local ▁History ▁Col