Built c. 1855, 1893-1894 Architect Edwards-Ficken, Henry Area 400 m² | Built by Rafsnyder, Edwin NRHP Reference # 80003618 Added to NRHP 14 February 1980 | |
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Location 1923 Spruce St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Architectural style Other, Picturesque Eclectic | ||
Rafsnyder-Welsh House is a historic home located in the Rittenhouse Square East neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The original house was built about 1855, as a typical brick Philadelphia rowhouse consisting of a front building, piazza, and back building. It was extensively remodeled and enlarged to its present form in 1893-1894. As presently formed, it consists of a four-story front building, approximately 34 feet wide and 36 feet deep, connected to a four-story back building, by a four story section. Attached to the back building is a three-story, brick wing and two-story wing. A four-story fire tower was added in 1922. It has an eclectic front facade of Pompeiian brick with sandstone and terra cotta trim.
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.