Rafsnyder-Welsh House

Rafsnyder-Welsh House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Rafsnyder-Welsh House, April 2010
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Location	1923 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°56′53″N75°10′27″W / 39.94806°N 75.17417°W / 39.94806; -75.17417
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built	c. 1855, 1893–1894
Built by	Edwin Rafsnyder
Architect	H. Edwards Ficken (1893-94)
Architectural style	Picturesque Eclectic
NRHP reference No.	80003618 [1]
Added to NRHP	February 14, 1980

The Rafsnyder-Welsh House is an historic, American home that is located in the Rittenhouse Square East neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. ^[1]

History and architectural features

The original house was built circa 1855, as a typical brick Philadelphia rowhouse consisting of a front building, piazza, and back building. It was extensively remodeled and enlarged to its present form between 1893 and 1894.

As presently formed, it consists of a four-story front building that is approximately thirty-four feet wide and thirty-six feet deep. It is connected to a four-story back building, by a four-story section. Attached to the back building is a three-story, brick wing and two-story wing. A four-story fire tower was added in 1922. It has an eclectic front facade of Pompeiian brick with sandstone and terra cotta trim. ^[2]

References

• Philadelphia portal

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Richard J. Webster (October 1979). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Rafsnyder-Welsh House. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 4, 2026. (Downloading may be slow.)