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
CHESTER AVENUE
4000 block Chester Avenue
4007 Chester Ave
(a.k.a. 529-531 South 41 Street)
4100 block Chester Avenue
Street: Asphalt
Sidewalk: Concrete
Curbs: Granite
4101 Chester Ave
(a.k.a. 512 South 41 St.)
Samuel Harrison and Nathaniel Browne, developers
Samuel Sloan, architect
c.1853
One, three-story, three-bay, stuccoed, Gothic Revival, detached house. Distinguishing features include iron and stone fence surrounding terraced yard, steep paired cross gables, pointed arch windows, ogee arch door opening and two-story bay windows. Part of original Hamilton Terrace development. 1 Contributing.
4103-05 Chester Ave
Developer unknown
c.1875
Two, three-story, two-bay, brownstone, Second Empire semi-detached houses. Distinguishing features include stone three-sided bays with bracketed cornices, segmentally arched window and door openings, paired bracket cornice, slate mansard roof, gabled dormers, 2/2 sash. 2 Contributing.
4107 Chester Ave
(a.k.a. 529 South 42 St.)
Isadore W. Levin, architect
c.1928
Rosamound Apartments. Five-story, twenty-bay, brick, Colonial Revival apartment house. Distinguishing features include 6/1 windows, cast stone entrance surround with entablature, cast stone belt course and cornice, cast stone cartouches and decorative panels with modern entrance canopy. 1 Contributing.
4120-28 Chester Ave
Edward Cloud, developer
c.1889
Five, three-story, two-bay, brick, Colonial Revival/Victorian Eclectic, rowhouses in the ABCBB pattern. All have flat roof with front mansard and front yards. Distinguishing features of A) large ground floor segmentally arched window with multi-pane upper sash, upper floors twelve-over-one window sash, brick wall decoration, triple recessed arched brick panels, single projecting dormer window and castellated corner turret; B)large ground floor segmentally arched window with small pane upper sash, twelve-over-one sash on upper floor, millwork porch, brick wall decoration, two broken pedimented dormers with finials; C)millwork porch, second-floor bay window, recessed arch brick panels, paired windows under elliptical arched transom window with small panes, twelve-over-one sash, Flemish cross gable at roof. 5 Contributing.
Balustrade removed/replaced: 4120, 4122, 4124, 4126, 4128
Facade covered by vinyl siding: 4126
Dormer ornamentation removed: 4120, 4126
4130-32 Chester Ave
Empty lot with stone fence. Contributing.
4134 Chester Ave
(a.k.a. 601-605 South 42nd Street)
c.1889
One story, one bay stuccoed brick commercial structure resulting from severe alteration to a former house. 1 Non-contributing.
4200 block Chester Avenue
Curbs: Granite
Sidewalks: Concrete except for brick in front of 4210-16
Street: Asphalt with Belgium block between trolley rails
4201 Chester Ave
See 516-28 South 42 St.
4203 Chester Ave
Joseph B. Scutti, developer
William Cameron Engineering Company, builder
Isidore W. Levin, architect
c.1928
Waltonia Apartments. Four-story, four-bay, yellow tapestry brick, Colonial Revival apartment building. Distinguishing features include cast stone lintels and sills, beltcourse and alley way arches, paired 6/1 sash windows, cast stone medallion in parapet wall. 1 Contributing.
4205 Chester Ave
Joseph B. Scutti, developer
William Cameron Engineering Company, builder
Isidore W. Levin, architect
c.1926
Four-story, four-bay, yellow tapestry brick, Colonial Revival/Mission style apartment building. Distinguishing features include semi-circular fanlight transom over entrance doors, cast stone arched alley way openings leading to rear of building, paired 6/1 sash windows with cast stone lintels and sills, grouped door and windows with balcony, bracketed Spanish tile pent eave at parapet wall. 1 Contributing.
4207 Chester Ave
Steinman and Lesse, developers
M. Lesse, builder
Isidore W. Levin, architect
c.1928
Commodore. Four-story, four-bay, brick, Colonial Revival, apartment building. Distinguishing features include stone entrance surround, stone faced arched entrance to rear of building, stone base, paired windows with stone lintels and sills, stone cornice and medallion. 1 Contributing.
4209 Chester Ave
Chesterfield Apartment Company, developer
Montague D. Etsynson, builder
D. Schwartz, architect
c.1927
Four-story, five-bay, tapestry brick, Colonial Revival apartment building. Distinguishing features include cast stone base, entrance surround, stone faced arched entrance to side alley, paired 6/1 sash windows with cast stone lintels and sills, cast stone quoins, cornice band, and balustrade decoration on parapet wall. 1 Contributing.
4211-13 Chester Ave
Clarence Clark, developer
c.1867
Two, three-story, multi-bay, brownstone, Italianate/Second Empire, semi-detached houses. Distinguishing features include stone and iron fence, bracketed porch, segmentally arched and arched windows, central front tower, semi-circular arched headed projecting dormers, bracketed cornice, mansard roof. 2 Contributing.
4213 Chester Ave has been refaced with a light stone, received a pressed metal cornice and late Greek Revival porch c.1895.
4215-4219 Chester Ave
See 555 S. 43rd Street.
4200-4230 Chester Ave
(4200 Chester Ave a.k.a. 602-08 South 42 St.)
Robert Lindsay, developer
Thomas Clark, builder
c.1870 4206: renovation by H.T. Sloan
Sixteen, three-story, two-bay, brick with brownstone facade, Second Empire, semi-detached houses. Distinguishing features include iron fence surrounding front yards, millwork porches with bracketed cornices, full length first floor windows, segmentally arched 2/2 windows, paired bracket cornice, fishscale shingle slate mansard roof, roof cresting (4208-4210), semi-circular arched dormer mansard windows. 16 Contributing.
First floor commercial storefront additions: 4200, 4202
Full facade addition c.1930: 4206
Porch posts replaced: 4214
Porch removed: 4218, 4220, 4222
Porch roof removed: 4224, 4226
Window openings altered, first floor: 4224
Slate shingles replaced: 4202, 4226
Porch ornamentation removed: 4210
Dormer details partially removed: 4210
Iron fence removed: 4218, 4222
Driveway added: 4222
Cornice covered with aluminum: 4210
Double doorway altered: 4220, 4222
4232-34 Chester Ave
(a.k.a. 601-615 South 43rd Street)
Vacant Lot.
4300, 4400 Block Chester Avenue
See 4300 Baltimore Avenue.
4500 block Chester Avenue
4501 Chester Avenue
c. 1900
C. Schweiker, 1922 alterations
One, three-story, three-bay, brick with wood trim, Queen Anne, free-standing residence with front full-width porch with gambrel roof. 1 Contributing.
4503-4521 Chester Avenue
c. 1900
Ten, three-story, three-bay, brick with wood trim, Queen Anne, twin residences with front full-width porch and slate hipped roof. 10 Contributing.
4500-18 Chester Avenue
c. 1892
Willis G. Hale
Ten, three-story, three-bay, brick with wood trim, Queen Anne/Victorian Gothic, twin residences in an ABABABC pattern, with wrap-around porch and hipped slate roof. Residences are alternately fronted with either paired wall gables flanking central chimneys, or pyramidally roofed gables without chimneys. 10Contributing..
4520 Chester Avenue
Ferdinand Farmer House; now known as The Gables
c. 1892
One, four-bay, brick with wood trim, Queen Anne, free-standing residence with wrap-around porch and slate cross-gabled and mansard roof. 1 Contributing.
4600 block Chester Avenue
4601-4603 Chester Avenue
Nathan Litman, builder/developer
1927
Royal Chester Court. One, five-story, thirteen-bay, massive U-shaped light yellow brick with stone trim, apartment building with first floor commercial space and flat roof. The brickwork of the first story is distinguished by deeply raked joints and a narrow cornice. 1 Contributing.
4605 Chester Avenue
J.A. Fuller, architect
David Sorkin & Sons, builder/developer
1927
Chester Plaza. One, five-story, nine-bay, brick with stone trim, apartment building with flat roof. 1 Contributing.
4613-4615 Chester Avenue
c. 1892
Two, three-story, three-bay, brick with wood trim, Tudor Revival, twin residences with wrap-around porch and cross-gabled roof. 2 Contributing.
4617 Chester Avenue
c. 1892
One, three-bay, two-bay, brick with wood trim, Tudor Revival, free-standing residence with wrap-around porch and slate roof. 1 Contributing.
4619-4621 Chester Avenue
David Sorkin & Son, architect, builder, developer
1928
Chester Lynne. One, four-story, thirteen-bay, U-shaped, brick with wood trim, Tudor apartment building with flat roof. Brick quoins at the corners and belt courses at each floor level. 1 Contributing.
4600 Chester Avenue
c. 1900
One, three-story, three-bay, brick with stone trim, free-standing residence. 1 Contributing.
4604-4614 Chester Avenue
c. 1900
Six, three-story, three-bay, brick with wood trim, Queen Anne, twin residences with full-width front porch and hipped roof. 6 Contributing.
4618-4622 Chester Avenue
Lewis J. Cohen, architect
David Sorkin & Son, builder, developer
1929
Farragut Hall/University Court. One, four-story, ten-bay, brick with stone trim, apartment building with flat roof. 1 Contributing.
4624-4634 Chester Avenue
c. 1900
Six, three-story, two-bay, stone with wood trim, Queen Anne, twin residences with wrap-around porch and cross-gabled roof. 6 Contributing..
4700 block Chester Avenue
4701-4711 Chester Avenue
c. 1895
Six, three-story, three-bay, brick with wood trim, Queen Anne, twin residences with front full-width porch and slate gambrel roof. 6 Contributing.
4713 Chester Avenue
H.S. Fuller, architect
Samuel Elgart, builder, developer
1926
Chester Manor. Four-story brick apartment building. 1 Contributing.
4717-4719 Chester Avenue
c. 1892
Two, three-story, three-bay, brick with wood trim, Queen Anne, twin residences with wrap-around porch and cross-gabled. 2 Contributing.
4721 Chester Avenue
R.G. Kennedy, architect
Charles Buzby, owner
1895
One, three-story, three-bay, brick with wood and terra cotta trim, Classical Revival/Renaissance Revival, free-standing residence with wrap-around porch and clay-tile hipped roof. Massive porch supported by corbelled capitals. Large second floor bay with terra cotta panel with shelves and flowers. Recessed loggio and oval window at third story. 1 Contributing.
4725 Chester Avenue
J.S. Fuller, architect
David Sorkin, builder, developer
1926
Chester Hall. One, four-story, eight-bay, brick with wood trim, apartment building with flat roof. 1 Contributing.
4700 Chester Avenue
Thrifty Food Market
One, one-story, one-bay, brick vernacular commercial building with flat roof. 1 Non-contributing.
4702 Chester Avenue
Hazelhurst & Huckel
1891
One, three-story, two-bay, brick with wood trim, Queen Anne, twin residences with slate cross-gabled roof, elaborate corbelled cornices, projecting square bays at the corner, shingle fronted dormers. 1 Contributing.
4704-4710 Chester Avenue
c. 1895
Four, three-story, two-bay, brick with wood trim, Queen Anne, twin residences with full-width porch and slate cross-gabled roof. 4 Contributing.
4718-4720 Chester Avenue
c. 1886
Two, three-story, two-bay, brick (stucco) Tudor Revival, twin residences with slate cross-gabled roof. 2 Contributing.
4800 block Chester Avenue
4803-4805 Chester Avenue
c. 1886
Two, three-story, three-bay, brick with wood trim, Queen Anne, twin residences with wrap-around porch and slate cross-gabled roof. 2 Contributing.
4807 Chester Avenue
J.S. Fuller, architect
M.H. Itsynman, builder
Ideal Construction Company, developer
1926
The Raleigh Apartments. One, three-story, seven-bay, brick with wood trim, apartment building with small portico and flat roof. 1 Contributing.
4809-4815 Chester Avenue
c. 1886
Four, three-story, two-bay, brick with wood trim, Queen Anne, twin residences with slate cross-gabled roof. 4 Contributing.
4817-19 Chester Avenue
c. 1886
Three, one-story, brick, vernacular Art Deco, commercial storefronts with flat roof. 3 Contributing
4800 Chester Avenue
c. 1886
One, three-story, three-bay, stone with wood trim, Queen Anne, free-standing residence with wrap-around porch and slate cross-gabled roof. Carriage house in rear. 1 Contributing.
4802 Chester Avenue
c. 1886
One, three-story, two-bay, stucco over brick Queen Anne, half-twin with cross-gabled roof. Elaborate 3rd story detailing. 1 Contributing.
4804-4806 Chester Avenue
Max Bernhardt, architect
Barnet Rubin, contractor
Barnet & Joseph Rubin, developer
1927
Winchester Apartments. One, four-story, eight-bay, brick with half-timber in the gables, Tudor Revival, apartment building with flat roof. 1 Contributing.
4808 Chester Avenue
One, three-story, two-bay, brick stucco with wood trim, Tudor Revival, half-twin with wrap-around porch and slate cross-gabled roof. 1 Contributing.
4810-4816 Chester Avenue
c. 1886
Four, three-story, three-bay, brick with wood trim, Queen Anne, twin residences with wrap-around porch and slate cross-gabled roof. 4 Contributing.
4818 Chester Avenue
c. 1886 with modern alterations
One, three-story, four-bay, brick with wood trim, twin residences with cross-gabled roof. Substantial alterations. 1 Non-contributing.
4820 Chester Avenue
c. 1886
One, brick with wood trim, Queen Anne, twin residence with full-width porch and cross-gabled roof. 1 Contributing.
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