Clarence B. Moore House

The Clarence B. Moore House is a historic home located at 1321 Locust Street at the corner of S. Juniper Street between S. 13th and S. Broad Streets in the Washington Square West neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Moore house was built in 1890 and was designed by architect Wilson Eyre as the home of the merchant, archaeologist, and writer Clarence Bloomfield Moore (1852-1936). It sits next to the Dr. Joseph Leidy House, which Eyre designed in 1893.

Clarence B. Moore House
Clarence B. Moore House, HABS Photo, May 1972
Clarence B. Moore House is located in Philadelphia
Clarence B. Moore House
Clarence B. Moore House is located in Pennsylvania
Clarence B. Moore House
Clarence B. Moore House is located in the United States
Clarence B. Moore House
Location1321 Locust St.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°56′54″N 75°9′49″W
Built1890
ArchitectWilson Eyre
Architectural styleEclectic
NRHP reference No.73001664[1]
Added to NRHPMay 8, 1973

The Moore House is a three-story brick building with a raised basement and attic. It was designed in an eclectic style and features a steep slate roof, Gothic-style pointed arched openings, a Venetian loggia on the top floor, projecting walled steps, a large, circular tower inspired by Loire Valley chateaux, and two massive chimneys. The exterior uses rusticated and smooth limestone, Roman brick, and slate.[2][3] Despite the unusual combination of styles and materials, the house has been called "a delicately balanced asymmetrical composition."[4]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Gallery, John Andrew, ed. (2004), Philadelphia Architecture: A Guide to the City (2nd ed.), Philadelphia: Foundation for Architecture, ISBN 0962290815, pp.76-77
  3. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Mary C. Means (June 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Clarence B. Moore House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
  4. Teitelman, Edward & Longstreth, Richard W. (1981), Architecture in Philadelphia: A Guide, Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press, ISBN 0262700212, p.69
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