West Lawn (Lancaster, Pennsylvania)

West Lawn

West Lawn, October 2010
Location 407 W. Chestnut St., Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°2′26″N 76°18′50″W / 40.04056°N 76.31389°W / 40.04056; -76.31389Coordinates: 40°2′26″N 76°18′50″W / 40.04056°N 76.31389°W / 40.04056; -76.31389
Area 0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built 1873-1874
Architect Burger, J. Adam
Architectural style Second Empire, Italianate
NRHP Reference # 84003453[1]
Added to NRHP May 3, 1984

West Lawn, also known as the Embassy House Apartments, is a historic home located at Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1873-1874, and is a T-shaped dwelling with a  2 1⁄2-story main section and  2 1⁄2-story rear wing with a slate covered mansard roof in a combined Italianate / Second Empire style. It features a  3 1⁄2-story tower with a mansard roof. It once housed a fraternity and in 1973 was converted to apartments.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes John J. Snyder, Jr. (December 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: West Lawn" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-25.


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