Westlawn (Wallingford, Pennsylvania) facts for kids
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"Westlawn," October 2009
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| Location | 123 N. Providence Rd., Wallingford, Pennsylvania |
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| Built | 1882 |
| Architectural style | Stick-Eastlake, Queen Anne |
| NRHP reference No. | 88002188 |
| Added to NRHP | November 18, 1988 |
"Westlawn", also known as Charles Essig House, is a historic home located at Wallingford, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1882, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, asymmetrical dwelling with a cross gable roof and faceted pentagon addition, in the Queen Anne style. It has a variety of exterior treatments including brick, clapboard, novelty shingles, half-timber beams, and stucco. It features gable dormers, a turret, a square tower, wraparound porch, and three corbelled chimneys. The house was built for Charles Essig, organizer and first dean of the School of Dentistry, University of Pennsylvania.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
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The carriage house at Westlawn
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