Westlawn (Wallingford, Pennsylvania)
Westlawn | |
 "Westlawn," October 2009 | |
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| Location | 123 N. Providence Rd., Wallingford, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°54′23″N 75°22′37″W / 39.90639°N 75.37694°WCoordinates: 39°54′23″N 75°22′37″W / 39.90639°N 75.37694°W |
| Built | 1882 |
| Architectural style | Stick-Eastlake, Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002188[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 18, 1988 |
"Westlawn", also known as Charles Essig House, is a historic home located in Wallingford, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1882, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, asymmetrical dwelling with a cross gable roof and faceted pentagon addition, in the Queen Anne style. It has a variety of exterior treatments including brick, clapboard, novelty shingles, half-timber beams, and stucco. It features gable dormers, a turret, a square tower, wraparound porch, and three corbelled chimneys. The house was built for Charles Essig, organizer and first dean of the School of Dentistry, University of Pennsylvania.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
The carriage house at Westlawn
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Ella Aderman (April 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Westlawn" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-06.
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- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Queen Anne architecture in Pennsylvania
- Houses completed in 1882
- Houses in Delaware County, Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Delaware County, Pennsylvania