Westlawn_(Wallingford,_Pennsylvania)

Westlawn (Wallingford, Pennsylvania)

Westlawn (Wallingford, Pennsylvania)

Historic house in Pennsylvania, United States

"Westlawn", also known as the Charles Essig House, is an historic, American home that is located in Wallingford, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

History and architectural features

Built in 1882, this historic structure is a 2+1⁄2-story, asymmetrical dwelling with a cross gable roof and faceted pentagon addition. Designed in the Queen Anne style, it has a variety of exterior treatments, including brick, clapboard, novelty shingles, half-timber beams, and stucco. It also features gable dormers, a turret, a square tower, wraparound porch, and three corbelled chimneys.[2]

The house was built for Charles Essig, organizer and first dean of the School of Dentistry, University of Pennsylvania.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

  • The carriage house at Westlawn

References

  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. [2]
    "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Ella Aderman (April 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Westlawn" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-06.
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