The Rafsnyder-Welsh House is an historic, American home that is located in the Rittenhouse Square East neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Rafsnyder-Welsh House | |
 Rafsnyder-Welsh House, April 2010 | |
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| Location | 1923 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°56′53″N 75°10′27″W / 39.94806°N 75.17417°W |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | c. 1855, 1893–1894 |
| Built by | Edwin Rafsnyder |
| Architect | H. Edwards Ficken (1893-94) |
| Architectural style | Picturesque Eclectic |
| NRHP reference No. | 80003618[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 14, 1980 |
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
History and architectural features
editThe original house was built circa 1855, as a typical brick Philadelphia rowhouse consisting of a front building, piazza, and back building. It was extensively remodeled and enlarged to its present form between 1893 and 1894.
As presently formed, it consists of a four-story front building that is approximately thirty-four feet wide and thirty-six feet deep. It is connected to a four-story back building, by a four-story section. Attached to the back building is a three-story, brick wing and two-story wing. A four-story fire tower was added in 1922. It has an eclectic front facade of Pompeiian brick with sandstone and terra cotta trim.[2]
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
References
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- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Richard J. Webster (October 1979). 01H.pdf "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Rafsnyder-Welsh House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
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