Data current as of the date the nomination was submitted (June 1997). Corrections and additions may have been made since then, but are not included in this file.
Original Source Information
NPS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No. 1024-0018
(8-86)
United States Department of the Interior
National Park Service
National Register of Historic Places
Continuation Sheet
West Philadelphia Streetcar Suburb Historic District, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
BUCKINGHAM PLACE
200 block Buckingham Place
Street: Asphalt
Sidewalks: Concrete
Curbs: Granite on east side, Concrete on west side
201-213 Buckingham Pl.
See 4410 Walnut Street.
215 Buckingham Pl.
Walter Steelman, developer
c.1897
Three-story, two-bay, orange brick, Colonial Revival/Victorian, detached house. Distinguishing features include classical columned porch with pedimented entrance, rough limestone lintels, second floor bay window with swag and garland applied ornamentation, paired window pedimented dormer, fishscale red slate shingles, front yard. 1 Contributing.
217-239 Buckingham Pl.
(a.k.a. 4407–4417 Locust Street)
Walter Steelman, developer
c.1897
Twelve, three-story, two-bay, orange/yellow brick, Colonial Revival/Queen Anne, semi-detached houses in the AABBCCAABBCD pattern. Distinguishing features of A) red slate shingles, see 215 Buckingham Place for description; B) classical columned porch with pediment over paired entrance, first-floor stained glass elliptical transom windows, heavy rusticated stone elliptical arched lintels over door and window; second-floor rusticated stone lintels and stone sills; third-floor paired windows on paired hipped dormers, fishscale slate shingles; C) square columned porch with pediment over paired entrance with swag and garland applied ornamentation, first-floor stained glass elliptical transom windows, heavy rusticated stone elliptical arched lintels over window and door, second-floor three-sided bay window with swag and garland and other applied ornamentation, third-floor paired windows with rusticated limestone lintels and sills in stepped Flemish gable, red slate shingles; D) columned porch with pediment over paired entrance, first-floor heavy rusticated stone lintels over door and window, rusticated stone lintels and stone sills, Flemish gable dormer and corner turret with conical roof with swag and garland and other applied ornamentation, red slate shingles. 12 Contributing.
Porch balustrade removed/replaced: 221, 233, 235
Terra cotta roof shingles: 217, 219, 225, 227
200-212 Buckingham Place
See 4412 Walnut Street.
214 Buckingham Pl.
Walter Steelman, developer
c.1897
Three-story, two-bay, orange brick, Colonial Revival/Victorian detached house. Porch balustrade/posts removed. See 215 Buckingham Pl. for description. 1 Contributing.
216-238 Buckingham Pl.
(238 Buckingham Pl. a.k.a. 4419-4423 Locust Street)
Walter Steelman, developer
c.1897
Twelve, three-story, two-bay, orange/yellow brick, Colonial Revival/Victorian, semi-detached houses in the AABBCCAABBCD pattern. See 217-239 Buckingham Pl. for description. 12 Contributing.
Porch balustrade removed: 216, 228, 230, 234
Porch infill: 218, 238
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