Portico Row
Portico Row is a set of sixteen historic rowhouses located in the Washington Square West neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Portico Row | |
 Portico Row, February 2010 | |
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| Location | 900–930 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°56′45″N 75°9′29″W |
| Area | 1.3 acres (0.53 ha) |
| Built | 1831–1832 |
| Architect | Thomas Ustick Walter |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 77001189[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 16, 1977 |
History and architectural features
These brick houses were built between 1831 and 1832 and were designed by Philadelphia architect Thomas Ustick Walter (1804–1887). Created using the typical Philadelphia rowhouse plan with front building, piazza, and back building, they were designed in the Greek Revival style. Each of the eight mirror-image pairs shared a common entrance portico supported by Ionic order columns.[2]
The houses were documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1975[3] and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]
References
- "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 Linda Beacham; Barbara Playle & Matla Weiner (May 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Portico Row" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-1534, "Portico Square, 900-930 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA", 4 photos, 1 photo caption page
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