National Register of Historic Places

Alden Park Manor

Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Listed
August 14, 1980
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
80003606

About this property

Alden Park Manor is a living community located in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States. Built in the Jacobean Revival style, Alden Park Manor was founded and built in 1926. The complex has three sets of towers - the Manor, Kenilworth, and Cambridge buildings. Designed by Edwin Rorke and developed by Lawrence Jones, it was built in a park-like setting on thirty-eight acres that had been the Justus C. Strawbridge estate. It was the first co-operative apartment complex in Philadelphia, although it now operates only as rentals. The complex overlooks the Wissahickon Valley section of Fairmount Park in the city's Germantown section. The buildings are surrounded by lawns and gardens, a rarity in the fairly urban setting. The complex features a unique indoor swimming pool which is lined with Mercer tiles and has a retractable roof. Alden Park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 and on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places in 1981. In the fall of 2015, a private firm bought the property for $59 million and began restorations. Alden Park Apartments at Philadelphia Architects and Buildings

Location

Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
40.02691, -75.18664

Categories

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Sources

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When was Alden Park Manor listed on the National Register?

Alden Park Manor was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 14, 1980.

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The period of significance for Alden Park Manor is recorded as the industrial era.

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