Delmar Apartments, also known as Chelten Station, is a historic apartment building located in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1902, and is a five-story, U-shaped brick building in the Colonial Revival-style. The first floor is faced in Wissahickon schist and has a wood porch. It features four-story bay windows, a terra cotta cornice, and pediment above the main entrance. It was the first large apartment building built in the Germantown-Chestnut Hill area.[2]

Delmar Apartments
Delmar Apartments
Delmar Apartments is located in Philadelphia
Delmar Apartments
Delmar Apartments is located in Pennsylvania
Delmar Apartments
Delmar Apartments is located in the United States
Delmar Apartments
Location319 W. Chelten Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°1′46″N 75°10′54″W / 40.02944°N 75.18167°W / 40.02944; -75.18167
Arealess than one acre
Built1902
ArchitectFox, Frederick
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.82001545[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 14, 1982

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

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  1. ^ a b "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 2012-07-04. Note: This includes Carl E. Doebley (June 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Delmar Apartments" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.