Built 1882 Opened 1882 Added to NRHP 18 November 1988 | NRHP Reference # 88002188 Area 3,238 m² | |
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Location 123 N. Providence Rd., Wallingford, Pennsylvania Architectural styles Queen Anne style architecture, Stick style | ||
"Westlawn", also known as Charles Essig House, is a historic home located at Wallingford, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1882, and is a 2 1/2-story, asymmetrical dwelling with a cross gable roof and faceted pentagon addition, in the Queen Anne style. It has a variety of exterior treatments including brick, clapboard, novelty shingles, half-timber beams, and stucco. It features gable dormers, a turret, a square tower, wraparound porch, and three corbelled chimneys. The house was built for Charles Essig, organizer and first dean of the School of Dentistry, University of Pennsylvania.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
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