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Second Empire architecture in Pennsylvania (64 P) Pages in category "Victorian architecture in Pennsylvania" The following 39 pages are in this category, out of 39 total.
The architecture of Philadelphia is a mix of historic and modern styles that reflect the city's history. The first European settlements appeared within the present day borders of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the 17th century with most structures being built from logs. By the 18th century, brick structures had become common.
West Nantmeal Township, Pennsylvania: c. 1780: House Historic stone farmhouse located near Glen Moore in West Nantmeal Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania: Tomlinson-Huddleston House: Langhorne: 1783 House Denison House: Forty Fort: 1790 House Oldest house in Luzerne County: Headhouse at New Market: Philadelphia, Society Hill: 1804 Firehouse
Victorian architecture is a series of architectural revival styles in the mid-to-late 19th century. Victorian refers to the reign of Queen Victoria (1837–1901), called the Victorian era, during which period the styles known as Victorian were used in construction. However, many elements of what is typically termed "Victorian" architecture did ...
The buildings and architecture of Allentown, Pennsylvania reflect the city's history from its founding in 1762 through to the present. Allentown is characterized by historic homes, churches, commercial structures, and century-old industrial buildings, some of which played a role in the American Revolution of the 18th century, or were ...
The Thomas Hockley House (1875) is a Victorian city house in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, designed by architect Frank Furness. Located west of Rittenhouse Square , it is a contributing property in the Walnut–Chancellor Historic District .
Three of these sites are shared with other states and are credited by the National Park Service as being located in those other states: the Delaware and Hudson Canal (centered in New York but extending into Pennsylvania); the Beginning Point of the U.S. Public Land Survey (on the Ohio–Pennsylvania border); and the Minisink Archeological Site ...
The 19th-century mansion was sold and became the temporary headquarters of the Jewish Community Center in 1920, however, plans were made for a bigger facility with a gym and swimming pool. The current structure was designed by David Levy, the city's first Jewish architect, who also designed the Colonial Theater and the redone facade of the ...