Matthew Baird Mansion

Matthew Baird Mansion

Matthew Baird Mansion, August 2010
Location 814 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°58′30″N 75°9′33″W / 39.97500°N 75.15917°W / 39.97500; -75.15917Coordinates: 39°58′30″N 75°9′33″W / 39.97500°N 75.15917°W / 39.97500; -75.15917
Area 0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built 1863-1864
Architectural style Late Victorian
NRHP Reference # 83004241[1]
Added to NRHP December 29, 1983

The Matthew Baird Mansion is an historic home, now apartment building, located in the Francisville neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1863-1864, and is a four-story, five bay, brownstone faced brick building with 19 rooms in a Late Victorian-style. The mansion consists of the main building, an attached three-story brick back building, and a two-story brick stable. It was built by Matthew Baird (1817–1877), one of the early partners in the Baldwin Locomotive Works.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Elizabeth R. Mintz (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Matthew Baird Mansion" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-22.


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