National Register of Historic Places

Mayfair House

Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Listed
April 6, 1982
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
82003811

About this property

The Mayfair House was a historic 14 story apartment building completed in 1925 and located at 401 West Johnson Street in the West Mount Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Lincoln Drive between Johnson and Cliveden Streets. It was considered "one of the city's most original and distinctive landmarks, a major architectural work." It may be considered part of a set of three apartment buildings in the area, the others being the Alden Park Manor and McCallum Manor which offered a type of modern city living in the early 20th century in a suburban, even rustic, setting. The Regency architecture also offered "ethnic continuity" to Philadelphia's anglophile culture. The building has been destroyed and 401 West Johnson Street is now an empty lot.

Location

401 W. Johnson St.
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
40.03728, -75.19138

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Mayfair House listed on the National Register?

Mayfair House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 6, 1982.

What type of historic resource is Mayfair House?

Mayfair House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Mayfair House is recorded as the industrial era.

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