Bergdoll Mansion


Bergdoll Mansion
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Bergdoll Mansion, HABS Photo, 1963
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Location	2201-2205 Green St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°57′56″N 75°10′29″W / 39.96556°N 75.17472°W / 39.96556; -75.17472Coordinates: 39°57′56″N 75°10′29″W / 39.96556°N 75.17472°W / 39.96556; -75.17472
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built	1886
Architect	Windrim, James H.; Reeves, Stacey, & Sons
Architectural style	Beaux Arts, Italianate
NRHP Reference #	76001660^[1]
Added to NRHP	November 7, 1976

The Bergdoll Mansion is a historic house located in the Spring Garden neighborhood of Philadelphia. It was designed by noted architect James H. Windrim and built in 1886. It is in a Beaux Arts / Italianate-style.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.^[1]

History and architecture

The building was constructed as the home of the Louis Bergdoll family owners of the City Park Brewery. Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, scion of the well known brewing family, was a playboy, aviator, and World War I draft dodger.^[2]

The 14,000 square foot mansion has eight bedrooms, nine bathrooms, two kitchens, mahogany woodwork, multiple fireplaces, frescoes and mosaics. It was listed for sale in 2012 with an asking price of $6.9 million.^[3]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Hutto, Cary (2012-07-14). "What Philadelphian was famous for dodging the World War I draft?". Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Retrieved December 15, 2013. Reprinted from the Philadelphia Inquirer
↑ Spikol, Liz (January 25, 2012). "On the market - Bergdoll Mansion (aka Not Vince Fumo's House) for $6.9 Million". Philly Curbed. Retrieved December 15, 2013. Includes 13 photos

External links

Historical American Buildings Survey, 4 photos

US National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania

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