Rafsnyder-Welsh House

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]

Rafsnyder-Welsh House
Rafsnyder-Welsh House, April 2010
Location1923 Spruce St.,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°56′53″N 75°10′27″W
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Builtc. 1855, 1893–1894
Built byEdwin Rafsnyder
ArchitectHenry Edwards-Ficken
Architectural stylePicturesque Eclectic
NRHP reference No.80003618[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 14, 1980

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

References
  1. "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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Richard J. Webster (October 1979). 01H.pdf "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Rafsnyder-Welsh House" Check |url= value (help) (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.


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