Chamounix (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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Chamounix | |
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Chamounix, June 2010 | |
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| Location | West Fairmount Park on Chamounix Dr., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°0′14″N 75°11′6″W / 40.00389°N 75.18500°WCoordinates: 40°0′14″N 75°11′6″W / 40.00389°N 75.18500°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | c. 1800, 1856 |
| Governing body | Local |
| NRHP Reference # | 72001146[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 26, 1972 |
Chamounix, also known as Montpelier, is a historic home located in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was originally built about 1800, and enlarged and expanded about 1856. It is a 2 1/2-story stuccoed stone dwelling measuring 45 feet long and 47 feet deep. It has a hipped roof with dormers and features a piazza on three sides, with decorative iron supports. It was built as a country retreat, then appropriated as a part of Fairmount Park in 1869. It has housed a boarding house and restaurant and refreshment stand. It has housed an international youth hostel since 1964.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ↑ ""National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania"" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Pennsylvania Register of Historic Sites and Landmarks (August 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Chamounix" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-18.
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