Hockley Row

Hockley Row
Location 237-241 S. 21st Street,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°56′59″N 75°10′35″W / 39.94972°N 75.17639°W / 39.94972; -75.17639Coordinates: 39°56′59″N 75°10′35″W / 39.94972°N 75.17639°W / 39.94972; -75.17639
Area 0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built 1884-1886
Architect Furness & Evans
Architectural style Late Victorian
NRHP Reference # 83002272[1]
Added to NRHP April 21, 1983

Hockley Row – also known as Evans Row or Victoria House – is a set of three historic rowhouses located in the Rittenhouse Square West neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Design is attributed to architect Allen Evans, of the firm Furness & Evans. They were built in 1884 as a speculative row for the architect's father. Each house features of a rusticated stone basement level, with three brick stories above. The corner house at 21st & St. James Streets features a two-story, shingled conical tower. Other features include projecting bay and box windows, wrought iron railings, elaborately shaped chimneys, and shed- and gabled-roofed dormers.[2] The corner house at 21st & Locust Streets (241 South 21st Street) has the address 2049 Locust Street.

The houses were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

Tower at 21st & St. James Streets.

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 George E. Thomas (1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hockley Row" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.


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