Alden Park Manor
Alden Park Manor | |
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| Location | 5500 Wissahickon Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°1′34″N 75°11′10″W / 40.02611°N 75.18611°W / 40.02611; -75.18611 |
| Area | 38 acres |
| Built | 1925 |
| Architect | Edwin Rorke |
| Architectural style | Jacobean Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 80003606[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 15, 1980 |
Alden Park Manor is a living community located in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States.
History
Built in the Jacobean Revival style, Alden Park Manor was founded and built in 1926. The complex has three sets of towers - the Manor, Kenilworth, and Cambridge buildings. Designed by Edwin Rorke and developed by Lawrence Jones, it was built in a park-like setting on thirty-eight acres that had been the Justus C. Strawbridge estate. It was the first co-operative apartment complex in Philadelphia, although it now operates only as rentals.[2][citation needed]
The complex overlooks the Wissahickon Valley section of Fairmount Park in the city's Germantown section. The buildings are surrounded by lawns and gardens, a rarity in the fairly urban setting. The complex features a unique indoor swimming pool which is lined with Mercer tiles and has a retractable roof. Alden Park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 and on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places in 1981.[citation needed] In the fall of 2015, a private firm bought the property for $59 million and began restorations.[3]
External links
- Official website
- Alden Park Apartments at Philadelphia Architects and Buildings
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ Smith, Sandy (2016-08-16). "Hard Hat Tour: The Rebirth of Alden Park". Philadelphia Magazine. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
- ^ Heavens, Alan J (2016-04-03). "Changes afoot to update 1920s classic Alden Park Manor". Inquirer. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
