page_title: Drexel Development Historic District
hierarchical_section_title: Drexel Development Historic District
caption_attribution_description: English: Drexel Development Historic District on the NRHP since November 14, 1982. District is roughly bounded by Pine, Delancey, 39th and 40th Streets in the University City neighborhood of west Philadelphia.
context_page_description: Drexel Development Historic District is a national historic district located in the University City neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It encompasses 96 contributing rowhouses dated to the mid- to late-19th century. A number of the rowhouses were designed by architect Samuel Sloan. The architectural firm G. W. & W. D. Hewitt designed rowhouses for developer Anthony Joseph Drexel on the block bounded by Pine, new 39th, Baltimore, and 40th Streets. They are representative of a number of popular architectural styles including Second Empire, Italianate, and High Victorian.
  It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
context_section_description: Drexel Development Historic District is a national historic district located in the University City neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It encompasses 96 contributing rowhouses dated to the mid- to late-19th century.  A number of the rowhouses were designed by architect Samuel Sloan.  The architectural firm G. W. & W. D. Hewitt designed rowhouses for developer Anthony Joseph Drexel on the block bounded by Pine, new 39th, Baltimore, and 40th Streets.  They are representative of a number of popular architectural styles including Second Empire, Italianate, and High Victorian.
  It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
caption: Drexel Development Historic District, May 2010
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