The Breslyn Apartments is an historic apartment complex which is located in the Spruce Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Breslyn Apartments | |
 Breslyn Apartments, May 2010 | |
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| Location | 4624-4642 Walnut St., 201-213 S. 47th St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°57′19″N 75°12′55″W / 39.95528°N 75.21528°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1913 |
| Architect | Michaelsen, Frederick, C. |
| Architectural style | Beaux Arts |
| NRHP reference No. | 82001544[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 14, 1982 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
History and architectural features
editBuilt in 1913, this complex consists of five three-story, brick and granite buildings with terra cotta and galvanized-iron trim, which were designed in the Beaux Arts-style. Each building measures thirty-eight feet wide and ninety-eight feet deep. The buildings features large open porch-balconies with Ionic order columns, segmental-arch windows, bow and bay windows, and terra cotta piers with Corinthian order caps.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "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". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-07-08. Note: This includes Richard Webster (July 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Breslyn Apartments" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.