John Stewart Houses (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

The John Stewart Houses are a set of five rowhouses in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[2] They were all built from 1870 to 1874 using the same Italianate design by Philadelphia architect John Stewart. They were listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 20, 1979.[1]

John Stewart Houses
John Stewart Houses (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is located in Pennsylvania
John Stewart Houses (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Location1020–1028 Spruce Street,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°56′46″N 75°9′31.5″W
Built1870
ArchitectJohn Stewart,
Henry Phillippi
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.79002330[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 20, 1979

Stewart bought the lots in 1870, while he, according to the deed, took out a $61,000 loan for construction of the buildings. Henry Phillippi, a carpenter who was apparently the contractor for the houses, received partial interest in several of them in the early 1870s. After Stewart died the completed houses were sold in a sheriff's sale in 1874.[2]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Carl E. Doebley, May 1979, NRHP Nomination Form - John Stewart Houses Enter "public" for ID and "public" for password to access the site.


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