Built 1893 Opened 1893 Added to NRHP 4 December 1980 | NRHP Reference # 80003613 Area 404.7 m² Architect Wilson Eyre | |
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Location 1319 Locust St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Architectural style Colonial Revival architecture Similar The Bellevue‑Stratford Hotel, Citizens Bank Park, Tower Theater, Liacouras Center, Mütter Museum | ||
The Dr. Joseph Leidy House is a historic residence located at 1319 Locust Street between S. 13th and S. Juniper Streets in the Washington Square West neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1893-94 and was designed in the Georgian style by noted architect Wilson Eyre to be the home of Joseph Leidy, Jr., the nephew of Joseph Leidy (1823–1891), a noted American paleontologist with whom he is often confused. The house is next door to the Clarence B. Moore House, which was designed by Eyre in 1890. From 1925 to 1979, the Leidy House served as the clubhouse of the now-defunct Poor Richard Club, whose members worked in advertising, and, with the Moore House next door, was part of the Charles Morris Price School of Advertising and Journalism. Currently, it is the headquarters of District 1199C, the National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees.
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.