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Bishop Mackay Smith House

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Built
  
1903-1904

Area
  
1,200 m²

NRHP Reference #
  
80003608

Added to NRHP
  
25 January 1980

Bishop Mackay-Smith House

Location
  
251 S. 22nd St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Built by
  
Williams, Arthur H. & Sons

Architect
  
Theophilus P. Chandler Jr.

Bishop Mackay-Smith House, also known as the Franklin School, is a historic residence located in the Rittenhouse Square West neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1903-1904, and is a 3 1/2-story, brick and brownstone building. It has a flat, square facade front with a deep entry porch. It was designed by noted Philadelphia architect Theophilus Parsons Chandler, Jr. (1845-1928). It was built for Alexander Mackay-Smith, Bishop of Pennsylvania in 1911. He served as Coadjutor Bishop from 1902 to 1911.

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

References

Bishop Mackay-Smith House Wikipedia