Warburton House

Warburton House

Warburton House, February 2010
Location 1929 Sansom St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°57′5″N 75°10′26″W / 39.95139°N 75.17389°W / 39.95139; -75.17389Coordinates: 39°57′5″N 75°10′26″W / 39.95139°N 75.17389°W / 39.95139; -75.17389
Area less than one acre
Built 1926
Architect Harmon, Arthur Loomis
Architectural style Italian Renaissance Revival
NRHP Reference # 02000890[1]
Added to NRHP August 22, 2002

Warburton House, also known as the Warburton Hotel and The Lucy Eaton Smith Residence, is a historic hotel located in the Rittenhouse Square East neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by noted New York architect Arthur Loomis Harmon (1878–1958) and built in 1926. It is an 11-story, "U"-shaped, steel frame and brick building with cast stone and granite trim in an Italian Renaissance Revival style. It has a stepped back form and rooftop loggia. It was originally built as a residential hotel for professional women. From 1952 to 2001, it was owned by the Dominican House of Retreats and Catholic Guild and known as The Lucy Eaton Smith Residence.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]

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 Karen Arnold (June 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Warburton House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.


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