Anglecot
The Anglecot | |
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Location |
Evergreen & Prospect Avenues Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°4′51″N 75°12′14″W / 40.08083°N 75.20389°WCoordinates: 40°4′51″N 75°12′14″W / 40.08083°N 75.20389°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1883 |
Architect |
Wilson Eyre John J. Boyle (sculptor) |
Architectural style | Queen Anne |
Governing body | Private |
NRHP Reference # | 82003806[1] |
Added to NRHP | April 19, 1982 |
The Anglecot, also known as the Potter Residence, is a historic residence in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[2] It was designed by noted Philadelphia architect Wilson Eyre for Charles Adams Potter (1860-1925), a manufacturer of linoleum.[3]
Anglecot was a sanatorium in the 1970s. It is now divided into condominiums.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It is a contributing property of the Chestnut Hill Historic District.
References
- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.
- ↑ "Anglecot" plan & photos at University of Pennsylvania
- ↑ Hotchkin, Samuel Fitch (1889). Ancient and Modern Germantown, Mount Airy, and Chestnut Hill. Philadelphia. Retrieved 2008-04-28., p. 484.
External links
- Photograph and article at Bryn Mawr College.
- Listing at Philadelphia Architects and Buildings
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