National Historic Landmark · house · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Stenton

Historic house in Pennsylvania, United States in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkListed 1966
Ancient and modern Germantown, Mount Airy and Chestnut Hill (1889) (14594361220)Domestic architecture of the American colonies and of the early republic (1922) (14595657167)Domestic architecture of the American colonies and of the early republic (1922) (14802015263)Family Burial Ground at Stenton, Philadelphia (9351940625)
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What it is

Wikipedia · Stenton (mansion)

Stenton, also known as the James Logan Home, was the country home of James Logan, the first Mayor of Philadelphia and Chief Justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court during the colonial-era governance of the Province of Pennsylvania. The home is located at 4601 North 18th Street in the Logan neighborhood of North Philadelphia.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address18th and Courtland Sts., Philadelphia, PA
CountyPhiladelphia County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Reference number66000690
Type of placehouse
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings
StandingYes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

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Address18th and Courtland Sts., Philadelphia, PA
Coordinates40.02477, -75.15376 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitEdgar Allan Poe National Historic Site · 4 mi · on Park Atlas
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000690. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.