The flamboyant Hanson Haines House, sometimes known simply as the Castle, is a residence at 4801 Springfield Avenue in the Spruce Hill neighborhood of West Philadelphia. The house was built in 1902-03 for Quaker banker Hanson Haines by Quaker architect Charles Balderston in a German Medieval Revival style on the exterior and in a Colonial Revival style in the interior. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[2]

Hanson Haines House
48th Street facade
Hanson Haines House is located in Philadelphia
Hanson Haines House
Hanson Haines House is located in Pennsylvania
Hanson Haines House
Hanson Haines House is located in the United States
Hanson Haines House
Location4801 Springfield Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°56′46″N 75°13′1″W / 39.94611°N 75.21694°W / 39.94611; -75.21694
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1903
ArchitectBalderston, Charles
Architectural styleGerman Medieval Revival
NRHP reference No.85000179[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 29, 1985

References

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ NRHP Nomination Form, Elizabeth R. Mintz, 1984, Pennsylvania State CRGIS[permanent dead link] key 054071