Rafsnyder-Welsh House

Rafsnyder-Welsh House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Rafsnyder-Welsh House, April 2010
Location	1923 Spruce St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°56′53″N 75°10′27″W / 39.94806°N 75.17417°WCoordinates: 39°56′53″N 75°10′27″W / 39.94806°N 75.17417°W
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built	c. 1855, 1893-1894
Built by	Rafsnyder, Edwin
Architect	Edwards-Ficken, Henry
Architectural style	Other, Picturesque Eclectic
NRHP Reference #	80003618[1]
Added to NRHP	February 14, 1980

Rafsnyder-Welsh House is a historic home located in the Rittenhouse Square East neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The original house was built about 1855, as a typical brick Philadelphia rowhouse consisting of a front building, piazza, and back building. It was extensively remodeled and enlarged to its present form in 1893-1894. As presently formed, it consists of a four-story front building, approximately 34 feet wide and 36 feet deep, connected to a four-story back building, by a four story section. Attached to the back building is a three-story, brick wing and two-story wing. A four-story fire tower was added in 1922. It has an eclectic front facade of Pompeiian brick with sandstone and terra cotta trim.^[2]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.^[1]

References

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Richard J. Webster (October 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Rafsnyder-Welsh House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.