Tabor Home for Needy and Destitute Children

Tabor Home for Needy and Destitute Children, also known as the Philip H. Fretz Mansion, is a historic home located at Doylestown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1879,[2] and is a large L-shaped brownstone building in the Second Empire style. It consists of a ​2 1⁄2-story, five-bay main block with a mansard roof, a ​2 1⁄2-story, hipped roof pavilion, and ​1 1⁄2-story, library wing. The front facade features a central three-story square tower. It housed the Tabor Home for Needy and Destitute Children from 1913 to 1979.[3] The organization continues as Tabor Children's Services.[4]

Tabor Home for Needy and Destitute Children
Tabor Home for Needy and Destitute Children, October 2012
Location601 New Britain Rd., Doylestown Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°17′32″N 75°7′47″W
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1879
ArchitectCernea, Thomas
Architectural styleSecond Empire
NRHP reference No.87001207[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 16, 1987

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Fretz Mansion". Living Homes. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
  3. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Judith H. Moore; Jeffrey L. Marshall & William Sisson (March 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Tabor Home for Needy and Destitute Children" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-29.
  4. "History". Tabor Children's Services. Retrieved October 1, 2016.


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