Joseph Mitchell House (Philadelphia)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Joseph Mitchell House
LocationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Built1856 (1856)
ArchitectAttributed to Samuel Sloan
Architectural styleGothic
Part ofTulpehocken Station Historic District (ID85003564)
Added to NRHP1985

The Joseph Mitchell House is a Gothic, single-family home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Tulpehocken Station Historic District.[1] Samuel Sloan allegedly designed this example of a Gothic villa, a style Andrew Jackson Downing popularized. The exterior has a crenellated tower, a slate roof, gingerbread trim and Queen Anne mullioned windows, and the facade is made from Wissahickon schist.[2]

The house sold in 2014 for $525,000.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Rooney, Shannon (9 September 2013). "Behold the Gothic Glory in Germantown's Joseph Mitchell House". Philadelphia Magazine. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  2. ^ Gallery, John Andrew (2016). Philadelphia Architecture. Paul Dry Books.
  3. ^ "Sold: Germantown's Grand Joseph Mitchell House". Philadelphia Magazine. May 8, 2014. Retrieved June 29, 2017.


Retrieved from ""