Clarence B. Moore House

This article is about the Clarence B. Moore House in Philadelphia. For the house in Washington, D.C., see Clarence Moore House, Washington, D.C.

Clarence B. Moore House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Clarence B. Moore House in May 1972
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Location	1321 Locust Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates	39°56′54″N75°9′49″W / 39.94833°N 75.16361°W / 39.94833; -75.16361
Built	1890
Architect	Wilson Eyre
Architectural style	Eclectic
NRHP reference No.	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 section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Moore house was built in 1890 and was designed by 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 designed 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 uses 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]

See also

• Philadelphia portal

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Center City, Philadelphia

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved June 16, 2012.Note: This includes Mary C. Means (June 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Clarence B. Moore House" (PDF). Retrieved June 16, 2012.
4. Teitelman, Edward & Longstreth, Richard W. (1981), Architecture in Philadelphia: A Guide, Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press, ISBN   0262700212 , p.69

External links

• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-1521, " Clarence B. Moore House, 1321 Locust Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA "