Tulpehocken Station Historic District
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The Tulpehocken Station Historic District is a historic area in the Germantown
neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
. Large suburban houses were built in the area from about 1850 to 1900 in a variety of styles including Carpenter Gothic
, Italianate, and Bracketed as part of the Picturesque Movement of architecture. In the 1870s styles moved toward High Victorian
and Second Empire. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1985, and it covers about six square blocks, bounded by McCallum Street on the north, the Pennsylvania Railroad
tracks on the south, Tulpehocken Street on the west, and Walnut Lane on the east. Thirty-seven buildings in the district are considered to be significant and 118 are considered to be contributing, with only 13 considered to be intrusions.
are:
Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Germantown is a neighborhood in the northwest section of the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, about 7–8 miles northwest from the center of the city...
neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. Large suburban houses were built in the area from about 1850 to 1900 in a variety of styles including Carpenter Gothic
Carpenter Gothic
Carpenter Gothic, also sometimes called Carpenter's Gothic, and Rural Gothic, is a North American architectural style-designation for an application of Gothic Revival architectural detailing and picturesque massing applied to wooden structures built by house-carpenters...
, Italianate, and Bracketed as part of the Picturesque Movement of architecture. In the 1870s styles moved toward High Victorian
Victorian architecture
The term Victorian architecture refers collectively to several architectural styles employed predominantly during the middle and late 19th century. The period that it indicates may slightly overlap the actual reign, 20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901, of Queen Victoria. This represents the British and...
and Second Empire. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1985, and it covers about six square blocks, bounded by McCallum Street on the north, the Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Railroad
The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American Class I railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
tracks on the south, Tulpehocken Street on the west, and Walnut Lane on the east. Thirty-seven buildings in the district are considered to be significant and 118 are considered to be contributing, with only 13 considered to be intrusions.
Contributing properties
Among the 80 acres (323,748.8 m²) district's 155 contributing propertiesContributing property
In the law regulating historic districts in the United States, a contributing resource or contributing property is any building, structure, or object which adds to the historical integrity or architectural qualities that make the historic district, listed locally or federally, significant...
are:
- Comawaben, aka Charles Currie House, 50 West Walnut Lane, built 1899
- Conyers Button House, 143 W. Walnut Lane, c. 1875
- Lister Townsend House, 6015 Wayne Ave., built 1887
- Ebenezer Maxwell HouseEbenezer Maxwell HouseThe Ebenezer Maxwell House is a historic mansion in the West Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.The house was built in 1859 by Ebenezer Maxwell , a wealthy cloth merchant, for $10,000. The building's designer is uncertain, but it has been attributed to Samuel Sloan.The masonry...
, 200 W. Tulpehocken St., built 1859 - Mitchell House, 200 W. Walnut Lane, built c. 1856
- Morris House, 131 W. Walnut Lane, c. 1853
- George T. Pearson Residence, 125 West Walnut Lane, 1852-54, altered 1893
- St. Peter's Episcopal Church of GermantownSt. Peter's Episcopal Church of GermantownSt. Peter's Episcopal Church of Germantown is a historic church at 6000 Wayne Avenue in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1873....
, 6000 Wayne Ave., built 1899 - Tulpehocken (SEPTA station)Tulpehocken (SEPTA station)Tulpehocken Station is a SEPTA Regional Rail station at 314 West Tulpehocken Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This station is also known as Walnut Lane Station...
, 314 West Tulpehocken St., built 1878 - Van Dyke Residence, 150 West Walnut Lane, built c. 1860
- Meinhart House, 144 West Walnut Lane, built c. 1860
See also
- Awbury Historic DistrictAwbury Historic DistrictThe Awbury Historic District is a historic area in the East Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.The district comprises the former summer homes and farms of the extended Cope family, who moved to the area starting in 1849...
- Colonial Germantown Historic DistrictColonial Germantown Historic DistrictThe Colonial Germantown Historic District is a designated National Historic Landmark District in the Germantown and Mount Airy neighborhoods of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania along both sides of Germantown Avenue...
- Rittenhousetown Historic DistrictRittenhousetown Historic DistrictThe Rittenhousetown Historic District was an early industrial community where the first paper mill in British North America was built by William Rittenhouse and his son Nicholas on the north bank of Monoshone Creek near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Flax was woven into linen in nearby Germantown...
- Chestnut Hill Historic DistrictChestnut Hill Historic District (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)The Chestnut Hill Historic District is a historic area in the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district in 1985.-Contributing properties:...
External links
- Description at LivingPlaces.com
- Transcript of Tulpehocken Station District, National Register of Historic Places Inventory—Nomination Form at Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr College is a women's liberal arts college located in Bryn Mawr, a community in Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania, ten miles west of Philadelphia. The name "Bryn Mawr" means "big hill" in Welsh....