Built 1873-1874 Opened 1874 Added to NRHP 3 May 1984 | NRHP Reference # 84003453 Area 2,000 m² Architect J. Adam Burger | |
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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 1⁄2-story main section and 2 1⁄2-story rear wing with a slate covered mansard roof in a combined Italianate / Second Empire style. It features a 3 1⁄2-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.
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