Westlawn (Wallingford, Pennsylvania)

Westlawn
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
"Westlawn," October 2009
Location	123 N. Providence Rd., Wallingford, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°54′23″N 75°22′37″W / 39.90639°N 75.37694°WCoordinates: 39°54′23″N 75°22′37″W / 39.90639°N 75.37694°W
Built	1882
Architectural style	Stick-Eastlake, Queen Anne
NRHP Reference #	88002188[1]
Added to NRHP	November 18, 1988

"Westlawn", also known as Charles Essig House, is a historic home located at Wallingford, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1882, and is a 2 1/2-story, asymmetrical dwelling with a cross gable roof and faceted pentagon addition, in the Queen Anne style. It has a variety of exterior treatments including brick, clapboard, novelty shingles, half-timber beams, and stucco. It features gable dormers, a turret, a square tower, wraparound porch, and three corbelled chimneys. 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]

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  The carriage house at Westlawn

References

1. Staff (2009-03-13). "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 Ella Aderman (April 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Westlawn" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-06.