Hanson Haines House
Hanson Haines House | |
48th Street facade | |
![]() Location within Philadelphia ![]() Location within Pennsylvania ![]() Location within the United States | |
| Location | 4801 Springfield Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°56′46″N 75°13′1″W / 39.94611°N 75.21694°W |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | 1903 |
| Architect | Balderston, Charles |
| Architectural style | German Medieval Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 85000179[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 29, 1985 |
The flamboyant Hanson Haines House, sometimes known simply as the Castle, is a residence at 4801 Springfield Avenue in the Spruce Hill neighborhood of West Philadelphia. The house was built in 1902-03 for Quaker banker Hanson Haines by Quaker architect Charles Balderston in a German Medieval Revival style on the exterior and in a Colonial Revival style in the interior.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
Gallery
- Tower
- Entrance on 48th Street

References
- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ↑ Elizabeth R. Mintz (1984). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Haines, Hanson, House. National Archives and Records Administration. Archived from the original on September 21, 2025. Retrieved January 8, 2026. (Downloading may be slow.)




