Matthew Baird Mansion
Matthew Baird Mansion | |
Location | 814 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 39°58′30″N 75°9′33″W / 39.97500°N 75.15917°WCoordinates: 39°58′30″N 75°9′33″W / 39.97500°N 75.15917°W |
Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
Built | 1863-1864 |
Architectural style | Late Victorian |
NRHP reference No. | 83004241[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 29, 1983 |
The Matthew Baird Mansion is an historic home, now apartment building, located at 814 N. Broad Street, in the Francisville neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1863–1864, and is a four-story, five bay, brownstone faced brick building with 19 rooms in a Late Victorian-style. The mansion consists of the main building, an attached three-story brick back building, and a two-story brick stable. It was built by Matthew Baird (1817–1877), one of the early partners in the Baldwin Locomotive Works.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "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 Elizabeth R. Mintz (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Matthew Baird Mansion" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-22.
Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia
- Houses completed in 1864
- Lower North Philadelphia
- Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs