Forrest, Edwin, House
Historic house in Pennsylvania, United States in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Built 1854 by Stephen Decatur Button. Added to the National Register in 1972, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Edwin Forrest House is an historic house and arts building located at 1346 North Broad Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Built between 1853 and 1854, it was home, from 1880 until 1960, to the Philadelphia School of Design for Women, at one time one of the nation's largest art schools for women.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 1326 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, PA |
| County | Philadelphia County |
| Listed | Jan 13, 1972 |
| Reference number | 72001152 |
| Built | 1854 |
| Architect | Stephen Decatur Button |
| Type of place | theatre building, school building, single-family detached home |
| Style | Italianate architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 1326 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, PA |
| Coordinates | 39.97147, -75.15536 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site · 1 mi · on Park Atlas |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 72001152. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.