National Register District Inventory for Kingsessing Avenue

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

KINGSESSING AVENUE

4500 block Kingsessing Avenue

4501-4527 Kingsessing Avenue
c. 1909
Fourteen, three-story, three-bay, brick with wood and pressed metal bays and trim, Colonial Revival/Georgian/Queen Anne, twin residences with full-width front porches and slate composite roofs. 14 Contributing.

4500-4502 Kingsessing Avenue
c. 1872
Two, three-story, three-bay, stone and brick with wood trim, Queen Anne, twin residence with wrap-around porch and slate mansard roof. 2 Contributing.

4504-4508 Kingsessing Avenue
c. 1872
Four, three-story, three-bay, stone with wood trim, Second Empire, twin residence with side porch and slate mansard roof. 4 Contributing.

4510 Kingsessing Avenue
c. 1872
One, three-story, three-bay, stuccoed stone with wood trim, Second Empire, twin residence with side addition and slate mansard roof. Distinguishing features include: bracketed wooden cornice, segmented head dormers, and patterned slate. 1 Contributing.

4512-4520 Kingsessing Avenue
c. 1892
Five, three-story, two-bay, brick with stone and wood trim, Folk Victorian, rowhouse with full-width front porch and mansard roof. 5 Contributing.

4600 block Kingsessing Avenue

4607-4617 Kingsessing Avenue
c. 1909
Six, three-story, two-bay, brick with stone, wood and pressed metal trim, Colonial Revival, rowhouse with full-width front porch and roof. 6 Contributing.

4625-4637 Kingsessing Avenue
c. 1975
Seven, two-story, two-bay, brick, Modern, rowhouse with flat roof. 7 Non-contributing.

4600-4622 Kingsessing Avenue
c. 1892
Twelve, three-story, three-bay, brick with wood and pressed metal, Queen Anne/Colonial Revival, twin residence with full-width front porch and slate and clay tile cross-gabled roof. 12 Contributing.

4624 Kingsessing Avenue
Furness, Evans & Co.
1900
St. Peter Church of Christ. One, stone with wood trim Victorian Gothic church with slate gable roof and tower. Three aisle plan with lower side aisles. In keeping with the Episcopal tradition, the church is oriented with the apse to the rear, despite the southwest corner site. 1 Contributing.

4700 block Kingsessing Avenue

4703-4715 Kingsessing Avenue
c. 1892
One, three-story, three-bay, brick with wood trim, Colonial Revival, free-standing residence with full-width front porch and flat roof. 1 Contributing.

4717-4723 Kingsessing Avenue
c. 1895
Four, three-story, three-bay, brick with wood trim, Colonial Revival, twin residences with full-width front porch and slate hipped and mansard roof. 4 Contributing.

4708 Kingsessing Avenue
c. 1900
One, three-story, three-bay, brick with wood and pressed metal trim, Queen Anne, free-standing residence with full-width front porch and slate hipped and mansard roof. 1 Contributing.

4710-4724 Kingsessing Avenue
c. 1900
Eight, three-story, two-bay, brick with wood and pressed metal, Queen Anne, twin residence with full-width front porch and slate hipped and mansard roof. 8 Contributing.

4726-4732 Kingsessing Avenue
c. 1892
Four, three-story, two-bay, brick with wood and pressed metal trim, Colonial Revival, twin residence with full-width front porch and slate hipped and mansard roof. 4 Contributing.

4800 block Kingsessing Avenue

4805-4827 Kingsessing Avenue
c. 1909
Twelve, two-story, two-bay, brick with wood and pressed metal, Colonial Revival, twin residence with full-width front porch with flat roof. Enclosed porches: 4807-9-11-15-17. 12 Contributing.

4800-4802 Kingsessing Avenue
c. 1900
Two, three-story, two-bay, brick with wood and pressed metal trim, Colonial Revival, twin residence with full-width front porch and slate hipped and mansard roof. 2 Contributing.

4804 Kingsessing Avenue
c. 1900
One, two-story, two-bay, brick with wood and pressed metal trim, Colonial Revival, free-standing residence with full-width front porch and flat roof. 1 Contributing.

4806-4816 Kingsessing Avenue
c. 1900
Six, two-story, two-bay, brick with wood trim, Colonial Revival, twin residence with full-width front porch and flat roof. 6 Contributing.

4818-4820 Kingsessing Avenue
post-1920
One, one-story, three-bay, brick with wood trim, garage. 1 Non-contributing.

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