Built 1886 NRHP Reference # 76001660 Area 400 m² | Opened 1886 Added to NRHP 7 November 1976 | |
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Architect Windrim, James H.; Reeves, Stacey, & Sons Similar Rodin Museum, Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Eastern State Penitentiary, Schuylkill River, Philadelphia Museum of Art | ||
The Bergdoll Mansion is a historic house located in the Spring Garden neighborhood of Philadelphia. It was designed by noted architect James H. Windrim and built in 1886. It is in a Beaux Arts / Italianate-style.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
History and architecture
The building was constructed as the home of the Louis Bergdoll family owners of the City Park Brewery. Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, scion of the well known brewing family, was a playboy, aviator, and World War I draft dodger.
The 14,000 square foot mansion has eight bedrooms, nine bathrooms, two kitchens, mahogany woodwork, multiple fireplaces, frescoes and mosaics. It was listed for sale in 2012 with an asking price of $6.9 million.
References
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