William Strickland Row

Style: Greek Revival
City: Philadelphia, PA

William Strickland Row is what remains of seven brick rowhouses built around 1815 in Washington Square West, four of which still stand. Each measures between sixteen feet six inches and twenty feet wide, built to the classic Philadelphia plan of front building, piazza, and back building, dressed with Greek Revival details.

the building

Strickland's address. The row takes its name from noted Philadelphia architect William Strickland (1788-1854), who lived at 219 South 9th Street from 1823 to 1829.

the style

Greek Revival (c. 1820–1860): The Greek temple front reborn: full-height columns, a wide plain band above them, and a low triangular gable.

significance

Designated a national historic district in 1977, though only four of the original seven rowhouses have survived.

nearby

Walnut Street Theatre 340 ft · Neoclassical · 1808
Portico Row 0.2 mi · Greek Revival
Wilson Eyre House 0.2 mi
Old Federal Reserve Bank 0.2 mi · Neoclassical
New York Mutual Life Insurance Company Building 0.2 mi · Second Empire
Pennsylvania Hospital 0.2 mi · 1751

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