Tabor Home for Needy and Destitute Children

Tabor Home for Needy and Destitute Children
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Tabor Home for Needy and Destitute Children, October 2012
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Location	601 New Britain Rd., Doylestown Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°17′32″N75°7′47″W / 40.29222°N 75.12972°W / 40.29222; -75.12972
Area	0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built	1879
Architect	Cernea, Thomas
Architectural style	Second Empire
NRHP reference No.	87001207 [1]
Added to NRHP	July 16, 1987

The Tabor Home for Needy and Destitute Children, also known as the Philip H. Fretz Mansion, is a historic, American home that is located in Doylestown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. ^[1]

History and architectural features

Built in 1879, ^[2] this large, L-shaped, brownstone building was designed in the Second Empire style. It consists of a 2+1⁄2-story, five-bay main block with a mansard roof, a 2+1⁄2-story, hipped roof pavilion, and a 1+1⁄2-story, library wing. The front facade features a central three-story square tower.

It housed the Tabor Home for Needy and Destitute Children from 1913 to 1979, ^[3]

The organization continues as Tabor Children's Services. ^[4]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Fretz Mansion". Living Homes. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
3. Judith H. Moore, Jeffrey L. Marshall, and William Sisson (March 1987). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Tabor Home for Needy and Destitute Children. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 10, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
4. "History". Tabor Children's Services. Retrieved October 1, 2016.

External links

• Tabor Services, Inc - Tabor Children's Services & Children’s House website
• Tabor Children’s House website