Plaza Apartments (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)

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Plaza Apartments

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Plaza Apartments, September 2010
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Location 1719-1725 N 33rd Sts., 3226-3228 Clifford St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°58′59″N75°10′36″W / 39.98306°N 75.17667°W / 39.98306; -75.17667 Coordinates: 39°58′59″N75°10′36″W / 39.98306°N 75.17667°W / 39.98306; -75.17667
Area 0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built 1909
Built by Stafford, John
Architect Sauer & Hahn
Architectural style Colonial Revival
NRHP reference # 05000063 [1]
Added to NRHP February 15, 2005

Plaza Apartments, also known as Vernon House, is a historic apartment complex located in the Strawberry Mansion neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1909, and consists of three four-story, brick and stone buildings in the Colonial Revival style. The complex is arranged in a "U"-shape, with two narrow courtyards. The primary facade features two three-story wooden porches, with Corinthian order columns and balconies on top. [2]

Apartment self-contained housing unit occupying part of a building

An apartment, flat or unit is a self-contained housing unit that occupies only part of a building, generally on a single storey. There are many names for these overall buildings, see below. The housing tenure of apartments also varies considerably, from large-scale public housing, to owner occupancy within what is legally a condominium, to tenants renting from a private landlord.

Colonial Revival architecture

Colonial Revival architecture was and is a nationalistic design movement in the United States and Canada. Part of a broader Colonial Revival Movement embracing Georgian and Neoclassical styles, it seeks to revive elements of architectural style, garden design, and interior design of American colonial architecture.

Corinthian order Latest of the three principal classical orders of ancient Greek and Roman architecture

The Corinthian order is the last developed of the three principal classical orders of ancient Greek and Roman architecture. The other two are the Doric order which was the earliest, followed by the Ionic order. When classical architecture was revived during the Renaissance, two more orders were added to the canon, the Tuscan order and the Composite order. The Corinthian, with its offshoot the Composite, is the most ornate of the orders. This architectural style is characterized by slender fluted columns and elaborate capitals decorated with acanthus leaves and scrolls. There are many variations.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [1]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

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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 Shelby Weaver Splain (April 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Plaza Apartments" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.