Hockley Row
Hockley Row – also known as Evans Row or Victoria House – is a set of four architecturally significant rowhouses, which are located in the Rittenhouse Square West neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Hockley Row | |
 Allen Evans House, 237 S. 21st Street. | |
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| Location | 237-241 S. 21st Street and 2049 Locust Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States |
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| Coordinates | 39°56′59″N 75°10′35″W |
| Area | 0.2 acres (0.081 ha) |
| Built | 1884-1886 |
| Architect | Allen Evans Furness & Evans |
| Architectural style | Victorian Eclectic |
| NRHP reference No. | 83002272[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 21, 1983 |
The houses were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
History and architectural features
Design of the row – 237, 239 & 241 South 21st Street and 2049 Locust Street – is attributed to architect Allen Evans, who was a partner in the firm of Furness & Evans. They were built as speculative housing by Evans's father, between 1884 and 1886. The architect then made number 237 (SE corner 21st & St. James Streets) his own residence.
Each features a rusticated stone basement level, with three brick stories above, bay or box windows, wrought iron railings, elaborately shaped chimneys, and shed- and gabled-roofed dormers.[2]
The house at number 237 features a projecting, two-story, shingled corner tower; the houses at numbers 239 and 241 share an entrance stair. The house at the northeast corner of 21st & Locust Streets has its entrance from the south, and is numbered 2049 Locust Street.
The houses were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
Hockley House
Directly north of this row, at 235 S. 21st Street, is the Thomas Hockley House (1875), designed by architect Frank Furness. Allen Evans was a draftsman in Furness's office when it was built.
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-06-17. Note: This includes George E. Thomas (1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hockley Row" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.
