West Lawn, also known as the Embassy House Apartments, is a historic home located at Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1873–1874, and is a T-shaped dwelling with a 2+1⁄2-story main section and 2+1⁄2-story rear wing with a slate covered mansard roof in a combined Italianate / Second Empire style. It features a 3+1⁄2-story tower with a mansard roof. It once housed a fraternity and in 1973 was converted to apartments.[2]
West Lawn | |
 West Lawn, October 2010 | |
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| Location | 407 W. Chestnut St., Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°02′26″N 76°18′49″W / 40.04067°N 76.31361°W |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | 1873-1874 |
| Architect | Burger, J. Adam |
| Architectural style | Second Empire, Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 84003453[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 3, 1984 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes John J. Snyder, Jr. (December 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: West Lawn" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-25.