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West Lawn (Lancaster, Pennsylvania)

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Built
  
1873-1874

Opened
  
1874

Added to NRHP
  
3 May 1984

NRHP Reference #
  
84003453

Area
  
2,000 m²

Architect
  
J. Adam Burger

West Lawn (Lancaster, Pennsylvania)

Location
  
407 W. Chestnut St., Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Architectural style
  
Second Empire, Italianate

Similar
  
Dutch Wonderland, Sturgis Pretzel House, The Chameleon Club, Woodward Hill Cemetery, Hollywood Casino at Penn Nati

West Lawn, also known as the Embassy House Apartments, is a historic home located at Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1873-1874, and is a T-shaped dwelling with a 2 12-story main section and 2 12-story rear wing with a slate covered mansard roof in a combined Italianate / Second Empire style. It features a 3 12-story tower with a mansard roof. It once housed a fraternity and in 1973 was converted to apartments.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

References

West Lawn (Lancaster, Pennsylvania) Wikipedia