Matthew Baird Mansion

The Matthew Baird Mansion is an historic home, now apartment building, located at 814 N. Broad Street, in the Francisville neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1863–1864, and is a four-story, five bay, brownstone faced brick building with 19 rooms in a Late Victorian-style. The mansion consists of the main building, an attached three-story brick back building, and a two-story brick stable. It was built by Matthew Baird (1817–1877), one of the early partners in the Baldwin Locomotive Works.[2]

Matthew Baird Mansion
Matthew Baird Mansion, August 2010
Location814 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°58′30″N 75°9′33″W
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1863-1864
Architectural styleLate Victorian
NRHP reference No.83004241[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 29, 1983

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Elizabeth R. Mintz (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Matthew Baird Mansion" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-22.


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