Clarence B. Moore House

Clarence B. Moore House
Clarence B. Moore House, HABS Photo, May 1972
Location 1321 Locust St.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 39°56′54″N 75°9′49″W / 39.94833°N 75.16361°W
Built 1890
Architect Wilson Eyre
Architectural style Other, Eclectic
Governing body private
NRHP Reference # 73001664[1]
Added to NRHP May 8, 1973

The Clarence B. Moore House is a historic home located at 1321 Locust Street at the corner of S. Juniper Street between S. 13th and S. Broad Streets in the Washington Square West neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Moore house was built in 1890 and was designed by noted architect Wilson Eyre as the home of the merchant, archaeologist and writer Clarence Bloomfield Moore (1852-1936). It sits next to the Dr. Joseph Leidy House, which Eyre would design in 1893.

The Moore House is a three story brick building with a raised basement and attic. It was designed in an eclectic style and features a steep slate roof; Gothic-style pointed arched openings; a Venetian loggia on the top floor; projecting walled steps; a large circular tower inspired by Loire Valley chateaux; and two massive chimneys. The exterior utilizes rusticated and smooth limestone, Roman brick and slate.[2][3] Despite the unusual combination of styles and materials, the house has been called "a delicately balanced asymmetrical composition."[4]

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. ↑ Gallery, John Andrew, ed. (2004). Philadelphia Architecture: A Guide to the City (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: Foundation for Architecture. ISBN 0962290815., pp.76-77
  3. ↑ ""National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania"" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Mary C. Means (June 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Clarence B. Moore House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
  4. ↑ Teitelman, Edward & Longstreth, Richard W. (1981). Architecture in Philadelphia: A Guide. Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press. ISBN 0262700212., p.69

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