Bergdoll Mansion
Bergdoll Mansion, HABS Photo, 1963
Bergdoll Mansion is located in Philadelphia
Bergdoll Mansion
Bergdoll Mansion is located in Pennsylvania
Bergdoll Mansion
Bergdoll Mansion is located in the United States
Bergdoll Mansion
Location2201–2205 Green Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°57′56″N 75°10′29″W / 39.96556°N 75.17472°W / 39.96556; -75.17472
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1886
ArchitectJames H. Windrim; Reeves, Stacey, & Sons
Architectural styleBeaux Arts, Italianate
NRHP reference No.76001660[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 7, 1976

The Bergdoll Mansion is a historic house located in the Spring Garden neighborhood of Philadelphia. It was designed by architect James H. Windrim and built in 1886. It is in a Beaux Arts / Italianate style.

The mansion was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

History and architecture

The building was constructed as the home of the Louis Bergdoll family owners of the City Park Brewery. Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, scion of the well known brewing family, was a playboy, aviator, and World War I draft dodger.[2]

The 14,000-square-foot (1,300 m2) mansion has eight bedrooms, nine bathrooms, two kitchens, mahogany woodwork, multiple fireplaces, frescoes, and mosaics. It was listed for sale in 2012 with an asking price of $6.9 million.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ Hutto, Cary (2012-07-14). "What Philadelphian was famous for dodging the World War I draft?". Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Retrieved December 15, 2013. Reprinted from the Philadelphia Inquirer
  3. ↑ Spikol, Liz (January 25, 2012). "On the market - Bergdoll Mansion (aka Not Vince Fumo's House) for $6.9 Million". Philly Curbed. Retrieved December 15, 2013. Includes 13 photos
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