- Dr. Joseph Leidy House
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Dr. Joseph Leidy House
Location: 1319 Locust St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Coordinates: 39°56′52″N 75°9′50″W / 39.94778°N 75.16389°WCoordinates: 39°56′52″N 75°9′50″W / 39.94778°N 75.16389°W Area: 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) Built: 1893 Architect: Wilson Eyre, Jr.; G. Edwin Brumbaugh Architectural style: Colonial Revival Governing body: Private NRHP Reference#: 80003613[1] Added to NRHP: December 04, 1980 The Dr. Joseph Leidy House is a historic residence in the Washington Square West neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was the home of Joseph Leidy (1823–1891), a noted American paleontologist.
From 1925 to 1979, the house served as the clubhouse of the now-defunct Poor Richard Club, whose members worked in advertising.
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
External links
- Listing and photograph at the Historic American Buildings Survey
- Listing at Philadelphia Architects and Buildings
Categories:- Houses completed in 1823
- Colonial Revival architecture in the United States
- Houses in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs
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