William Strickland Row

William Strickland Row was a set of seven historic rowhouses, four of which survive. The row was designated a national historic district which is located in the Washington Square West neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The brick houses were built about 1815, and measure between 16 feet, 6 inches, and 20 feet wide and 35 feet deep. They are each designed in the typical Philadelphia rowhouse plan of the period with front building, piazza, and back building. The exhibit Greek Revival style design details.

William Strickland Row
223 (far left), 225, and 227 (right) South 9th St.
Location215-227 S. 9th St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°56′51″N 75°9′22″W
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1815
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.77001192[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 14, 1977

Noted Philadelphia architect William Strickland (1788–1854) resided at 219 S. 9th Street from 1823 to 1829.[2]

The row was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]

  • 215 S. 9th
  • 223 and 225 S. 9th

References

Media related to Strickland Row, Philadelphia at Wikimedia Commons

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Charles Robbin (May 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: William Strickland Row" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.


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