Solomon House is an 1887 brick-and-brownstone building at 17th and Moravian Streets in Center City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by the architectural firm of Furness & Evans, headed by Frank Furness, Philadelphia's leading architect in the last quarter of the 19th century. It was built as the southernmost of a row of five city houses by developer Joseph Solomon and contractor B. Ketcham. It became Solomon's own house, and is the only one of the five still standing.
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| Location | 130–132 S. 17th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 39°57′1″N 75°10′10″W / 39.95028°N 75.16944°W |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | 1887 |
| Built by | Ketcham, B. |
| Architect | Furness & Evans |
| NRHP reference No. | 78002454[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 24, 1978 |
The Solomon House represents a period in Furness's career when he began a more mature, restrained style, yet retained his playful manipulation of texture and color.[2] Major features include a rusticated brownstone base, smooth brownstone bands connecting the first-floor windowsills and the rusticated arches above, a pair of oversized chimneys, a two-story tile-covered box window projecting over the Moravian Street sidewalk, a heavy articulated brick cornice, a dormer capped by a pyramidal tile roof, a calla lily which appears to support a spur wall, and exposed ironwork at the entrance.[3] The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
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References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Contemporaneous Furness buildings include the First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia, the University of Pennsylvania Library, and the Philadelphia B. & O. Railroad Station (demolished). The Solomon House is related to the George R. Preston House (demolished).
- ^ George E. Thomas, National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form - Solomon House
