Warburton House

Warburton House, also known as the Warburton Hotel and The Lucy Eaton Smith Residence, is a historic hotel located in the Rittenhouse Square East neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by noted New York architect Arthur Loomis Harmon (1878–1958) and built in 1926. It is an 11-story, "U"-shaped, steel frame and brick building with cast stone and granite trim in an Italian Renaissance Revival style. It has a stepped back form and rooftop loggia. It was originally built as a residential hotel for professional women. From 1952 to 2001, it was owned by the Dominican House of Retreats and Catholic Guild and known as The Lucy Eaton Smith Residence.[2]

Warburton House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Warburton House, February 2010
Location	1929 Sansom St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°57′5″N 75°10′26″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1926
Architect	Harmon, Arthur Loomis
Architectural style	Italian Renaissance Revival
NRHP reference No.	02000890[1]
Added to NRHP	August 22, 2002

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[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 Karen Arnold (June 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Warburton House" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.