Hanson Haines House

Hanson Haines House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

48th Street facade

Location	4801 Springfield Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°56′46″N 75°13′1″W / 39.94611°N 75.21694°W / 39.94611; -75.21694Coordinates: 39°56′46″N 75°13′1″W / 39.94611°N 75.21694°W / 39.94611; -75.21694
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built	1903
Architect	Balderston,Charles
Architectural style	German Medieval Revival
NRHP Reference #	85000179^[1]
Added to NRHP	January 29, 1985

The flamboyant Hanson Haines House, sometimes known simply as the Castle, is a residence at 4801 Springfield Avenue in the Spruce Hill neighborhood of West Philadelphia. The house was built in 1902-03 for Quaker banker Hanson Haines by Quaker architect Charles Balderston in a German Medieval Revival style on the exterior and in a Colonial Revival style in the interior. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.^[2]

Tower
Entrance on 48th Street

References

↑ Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ NRHP Nomination Form, Elizabeth R. Mintz, 1984, Pennsylvania State CRGIS key 054071

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