West Lawn (Lancaster, Pennsylvania)
Historic house in Pennsylvania, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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West Lawn | |
Location | 407 W. Chestnut St., Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°02′26″N 76°18′49″W |
Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
Built | 1873-1874 |
Architect | Burger, J. Adam |
Architectural style | Second Empire, Italianate |
NRHP reference No. | 84003453[1] |
Added to NRHP | May 3, 1984 |
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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]