Drexel Development Historic District
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Drexel Development Historic District | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Pine, Delancy, 39th and 40th Sts., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1870 |
| Architect | Samuel Sloan; G.W. & W.D. Hewitt |
| Architectural style | Second Empire, Italianate, High Victorian |
| NRHP reference No. | 82001546[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 14, 1982 |
Drexel Development Historic District is a national historic district located in the University City neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It encompasses 96 contributing rowhouses dated to the mid- to late-19th century. A number of the rowhouses were designed by architect Samuel Sloan. The architectural firm G. W. & W. D. Hewitt designed rowhouses for developer Anthony Joseph Drexel on the block bounded by Pine, new 39th, Baltimore, and 40th Streets. They are representative of a number of popular architectural styles including Second Empire, Italianate, and High Victorian.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
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Categories:
- Historic districts in Philadelphia
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia
- Italianate architecture in Pennsylvania
- Second Empire architecture in Pennsylvania
- University City, Philadelphia
- Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Samuel Sloan buildings