Breslyn Apartments
Breslyn Apartments, May 2010
Breslyn Apartments is located in Philadelphia
Breslyn Apartments
Breslyn Apartments is located in Pennsylvania
Breslyn Apartments
Breslyn Apartments is located in the United States
Breslyn Apartments
Location4624-4642 Walnut St., 201-213 S. 47th St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°57′19″N 75°12′55″W / 39.95528°N 75.21528°W / 39.95528; -75.21528
Arealess than one acre
Built1913
ArchitectMichaelsen, Frederick, C.
Architectural styleBeaux Arts
NRHP reference No.82001544[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 14, 1982

The Breslyn Apartments is an historic apartment complex which is located in the Spruce Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

History and architectural features

Built 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

  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "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.
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