Built 1883 Opened 1883 Added to NRHP 19 April 1982 | NRHP Reference # 82003806 Area 4,000 m² | |
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Location Evergreen & Prospect Avenues
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Architectural style Queen Anne style architecture Architects Wilson Eyre, John J. Boyle Similar Druim Moir Historic District, Thomas Mill Covered, High Hollow, Chestnut Hill Academy, University of Pennsylv | ||
The Anglecot, also known as the Potter Residence, is a historic residence in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It was designed by noted Philadelphia architect Wilson Eyre for Charles Adams Potter (1860-1925), a manufacturer of linoleum.
Its name is a shortening of "Angled Cottage," and it was built at a 45-degree angle to the intersection of Evergreen and Prospect Avenues.
Anglecot was a sanatorium in the 1970s. It is now divided into condominiums.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It is a contributing property of the Chestnut Hill Historic District.
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