Bergdoll Mansion | |
Location | 2201–2205 Green Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 39°57′56″N 75°10′29″W / 39.96556°N 75.17472°W |
Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
Built | 1886 |
Architect | James H. Windrim; Reeves, Stacey, & Sons |
Architectural style | Beaux Arts, Italianate |
NRHP reference No. | 76001660 [1] |
Added to NRHP | November 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]
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]