Princeton Club (Philadelphia)

Princeton Club
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Frank Furness designed the corner house at 1223 Locust Street
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Location	1221--1223 Locust Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°56′52″N75°9′43″W / 39.94778°N 75.16194°W / 39.94778; -75.16194
Area	0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built	1891
Architect	Frank Furness (1223) Lindley Johnson (1221)
Architectural style	Colonial Revival, Late Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No.	80003617 [1]
Added to NRHP	December 04, 1980

The Princeton Club is a pair of historic buildings located at 1221 and 1223 Locust Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

History

Buildings

The building at 1223 was designed by architect Frank Furness; the building at 1221 is believed to have been partly designed by architect Lindley Johnson. ^[2] They were built in the 1890s.

In 1910 the Princeton Club of Philadelphia moved into the buildings, making alterations in 1915 and 1919 to join the buildings together. They left the buildings sometime in the 1970s.

In 2022, it was reported that the owner of the building was Tiger Building LP. Larry Krasner, District Attorney of Philadelphia, held a 40 percent stake in the Tiger Building limited partnership. ^[3]

The restaurant Deux Cheminées occupied the buildings from 1988 to 2007. ^[2] Since 2011, the property has been occupied by the restaurant Vedge. ^[4]

Princeton Club of Philadelphia

The Princeton Club of Philadelphia was founded in 1868, and was housed in five other buildings before moving to Locust Street. According to its 1912 Yearbook, the club served "to foster good fellowship among Princeton men; and also to provide a suitable place for Alumni meetings, smokers, etc." ^[5]

See also

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

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Van Allen, Peter. "Deux Cheminées turns off its oven". Philadelphia Business Journal. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
3. Sammin, Kyle (2022-05-18). "Ben Mannes: Who is investigating Larry Krasner?". Broad + Liberty. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
4. Vedge Restaurant Archived 2011-11-22 at the Wayback Machine
5. Jeffery Cohen and George Thomas, NRHP Nomination Form - Princeton Club (Philadelphia), 1980

External links

• NRHP photo