Marian Anderson House

Marian Anderson House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Marian Anderson House, June 2011

Location	762 South Martin Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°56′32″N 75°10′29″W / 39.94222°N 75.17472°W / 39.94222; -75.17472Coordinates: 39°56′32″N 75°10′29″W / 39.94222°N 75.17472°W / 39.94222; -75.17472
Area	less than one acre
Built	c. 1870, c. 1925, c. 1940
Architectural style	Italianate
NRHP Reference #	11000198^[1]
Added to NRHP	April 14, 2011

Marian Anderson House is a historic home located in the Southwest Center City neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1870, and is a two-story, brick rowhouse dwelling in the Italianate style. A studio was added above the previously one-story, rear kitchen ell about 1925, and it was extensively renovated about 1940. It was a home of opera singer and civil rights singer, Marian Anderson. She resided here from 1924 to 1943. The property houses the Marian Anderson Historical Society.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.^[1]

References

1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 4/11/11 through 4/15/11. National Park Service. 2011-04-22.
↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Lindsey Allen (December 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Marian Anderson House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-05.

External links

Marian Anderson Historical Society website

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