Ringgold Place
Ringgold Place | |
 Ringgold Place, February 2010 | |
  Location within Philadelphia  Location within Pennsylvania  Location within the United States | |
| Location | 1900 block of Waverly Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°56′46″N 75°10′28″W / 39.94611°N 75.17444°W |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | c. 1862, 1925 |
| Architect | Walter C. Allison; Tilden, Register & Pepper |
| NRHP reference No. | 78002453[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 29, 1978 |
Ringgold Place is a set of 26 historical, American, rowhouses located in the Rittenhouse Square West neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
They were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
History and architectural features
These rowhouses were built circa 1862, and their scale reflects the material shortages during the American Civil War. The three-story brick residences measure fourteen feet by twenty feet, with spartan facades and interiors, and sit on raised basements.
The properties were acquired in 1925, by noted Philadelphia architect George Howe (1886–1955). His office was located at 1900 Ringgold Place and he owned the houses until 1934. He, or Tilden, Register & Pepper, a firm he employed, modernized the dwellings and introduced some decorative elements to the 19th Street facades.[2]
References
- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ↑ George E. Thomas (June 1977). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania SP Ringgold Place. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 3, 2026. (Downloading may be slow.)
