Bergdoll Mansion

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Bergdoll Mansion
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Bergdoll Mansion, HABS Photo, 1963
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Location2201–2205 Green Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°57′56″N75°10′29″W / 39.96556°N 75.17472°W / 39.96556; -75.17472
Area14,000 sq ft
Built1886
Architect James H. Windrim; Reeves, Stacey, & Sons
Architectural styleBeaux Arts, Italianate
NRHP reference No. 76001660 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 7, 1976

The Bergdoll Mansion is a historic house located in the Spring Garden neighborhood of Philadelphia. It was designed by architect James H. Windrim and built in 1886. It is in a Beaux Arts / Italianate style. [2]

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The mansion was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [1]

History and architecture

The building was constructed as the home of the Louis Bergdoll family, owners of the City Park Brewery. Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, scion of the well known brewing family, was a playboy, aviator, and World War I draft dodger. [3] In 1920, Bergdoll was apprehended in the mansion by authorities searching for him due to his draft dodging. [4]

The 14,000-square-foot (1,300 m2) mansion has eight bedrooms, nine bathrooms, two kitchens, mahogany woodwork, multiple fireplaces, frescoes, and mosaics. It was listed for sale in 2012 with an asking price of $6.9 million. [5]

The house was damaged by a fire in 1989. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ Lydia Owens and Madeline L. Cohen (June 1976). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Bergdoll Mansion. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 4, 2026. (Downloading may be slow.)
  3. ↑ Hutto, Cary (July 14, 2012). "What Philadelphian was famous for dodging the World War I draft?". Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Retrieved December 15, 2013. Reprinted from the Philadelphia Inquirer
  4. ↑ Bowley, Graham (November 29, 2024). "The Heirs of a Despised Draft Dodger Want His Wright Brothers Plane Back". The New York Times. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
  5. ↑ Spikol, Liz (January 25, 2012). "On the market - Bergdoll Mansion (aka Not Vince Fumo's House) for $6.9 Million". Philly Curbed. Retrieved December 15, 2013. Includes 13 photos
  6. ↑ Bond, Michaelle (October 21, 2024). "The historic Bergdoll Mansion is on the market for $6.5 million". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
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