John Stewart Houses (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

John Stewart Houses
Location 1020–1028 Spruce Street,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°56′46″N 75°9′31.5″W / 39.94611°N 75.158750°W / 39.94611; -75.158750Coordinates: 39°56′46″N 75°9′31.5″W / 39.94611°N 75.158750°W / 39.94611; -75.158750
Built 1870
Architect John Stewart,
Henry Phillippi
Architectural style Italianate
NRHP Reference # 79002330[1]
Added to NRHP November 20, 1979

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]

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. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. 1 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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