West Lawn (Lancaster, Pennsylvania) facts for kids
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West Lawn
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West Lawn, October 2010
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| Location | 407 W. Chestnut St., Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
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| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | 1873-1874 |
| Architect | Burger, J. Adam |
| Architectural style | Second Empire, Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 84003453 |
| Added to NRHP | May 3, 1984 |
West Lawn, also known as the Embassy House Apartments, is a historic home located at Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1873-1874, and is a T-shaped dwelling with a 2+1⁄2-story main section and 2+1⁄2-story rear wing with a slate covered mansard roof in a combined Italianate / Second Empire style. It features a 3+1⁄2-story tower with a mansard roof. It once housed a fraternity and in 1973 was converted to apartments.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
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