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Historic house in Pennsylvania, United States This article is about the Joseph Mitchell House in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. For other uses, see Mitchell House.

United States historic place
Joseph Mitchell House
U.S. Historic district
Contributing property
LocationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Built1856 (1856)
ArchitectAttributed to Samuel Sloan
Architectural styleGothic
Part ofTulpehocken Station Historic District (ID85003564)
Added to NRHP1985

The Joseph Mitchell House is a Gothic, single-family home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Tulpehocken Station Historic District. Samuel Sloan allegedly designed this example of a Gothic villa, a style Andrew Jackson Downing popularized. The exterior has a crenellated tower, a slate roof, gingerbread trim and Queen Anne mullioned windows, and the facade is made from Wissahickon schist.

The house sold in 2014 for $525,000.

References

  1. Rooney, Shannon (September 9, 2013). "Behold the Gothic Glory in Germantown's Joseph Mitchell House". Philadelphia Magazine. Retrieved June 18, 2017.
  2. Gallery, John Andrew (2016). Philadelphia Architecture. Paul Dry Books.
  3. "Sold: Germantown's Grand Joseph Mitchell House". Philadelphia Magazine. May 8, 2014. Retrieved June 29, 2017.


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