West Lawn (Lancaster, Pennsylvania)

West Lawn
West Lawn, October 2010
West Lawn (Lancaster, Pennsylvania) is located in Pennsylvania
West Lawn (Lancaster, Pennsylvania)
West Lawn (Lancaster, Pennsylvania) is located in the United States
West Lawn (Lancaster, Pennsylvania)
Location407 W. Chestnut St., Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°02′26″N 76°18′49″W / 40.04067°N 76.31361°W / 40.04067; -76.31361
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1873-1874
ArchitectBurger, J. Adam
Architectural styleSecond Empire, Italianate
NRHP reference No.84003453[1]
Added to NRHPMay 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. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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.