The Tabor Home for Needy and Destitute Children, also known as the Philip H. Fretz Mansion, is an historic, American home that is located in Doylestown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Tabor Home for Needy and Destitute Children | |
 Tabor Home for Needy and Destitute Children, October 2012 | |
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| Location | 601 New Britain Rd., Doylestown Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°17′32″N 75°7′47″W / 40.29222°N 75.12972°W |
| Area | 0.2 acres (0.081 ha) |
| Built | 1879 |
| Architect | Cernea, Thomas |
| Architectural style | Second Empire |
| NRHP reference No. | 87001207[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 16, 1987 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]
History and architectural features
editBuilt in 1879,[2] this large, L-shaped, brownstone building was designed in the Second Empire style. It consists of a 2+1⁄2-story, five-bay main block with a mansard roof, a 2+1⁄2-story, hipped roof pavilion, and a 1+1⁄2-story, library wing. The front facade features a central three-story square tower.
It housed the Tabor Home for Needy and Destitute Children from 1913 to 1979,[3] and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]
The organization continues as Tabor Children's Services.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Fretz Mansion". Living Homes. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Judith H. Moore; Jeffrey L. Marshall & William Sisson (March 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Tabor Home for Needy and Destitute Children" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-29.
- ^ "History". Tabor Children's Services. Retrieved October 1, 2016.