Drexel Development Historic District

Drexel Development Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Drexel Development Historic District, May 2010
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Location	Roughly bounded by Pine, Delancy, 39th and 40th Sts., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°57′3″N75°12′9″W / 39.95083°N 75.20250°W / 39.95083; -75.20250
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1870
Architect	Samuel Sloan; G.W. & W.D. Hewitt
Architectural style	Second Empire, Italianate, High Victorian
NRHP reference No.	82001546 [1]
Added to NRHP	November 14, 1982

Drexel Development Historic District is a national historic district located in the University City neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It encompasses 96 contributing rowhouses dated to the mid- to late-19th century. A number of the rowhouses were designed by architect Samuel Sloan. The architectural firm G. W. & W. D. Hewitt designed rowhouses for developer Anthony Joseph Drexel on the block bounded by Pine, new 39th, Baltimore, and 40th Streets. They are representative of a number of popular architectural styles including Second Empire, Italianate, and High Victorian. ^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Carl E. Doebley (February 1981). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Drexel Development Historic District. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 8, 2026. (Downloading may be slow.)