Presser Home for Retired Music Teachers
The Presser Home for Retired Music Teachers, also known as Mt. Airy Commons, is an historic, American retirement home that is located in the Mount Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Presser Home for Retired Music Teachers | |
Presser Home, June 2010 | |
| Location | 101-121 W. Johnson St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°2′43″N 75°11′7″W / 40.04528°N 75.18528°W |
| Area | 3.5 acres (1.4 ha) |
| Built | 1898; 1914, 1931 |
| Architect | Davis & Dunlap; et al. |
| Architectural style | Renaissance, Tudor Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 06001006[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 8, 2006 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]
History and architectural features edit
The Presser Home was built in 1914 and was expanded in 1931. It is a three-story, H-shaped, buff, Roman brick building that was in the Italian Renaissance Revival style. It features limestone and terra cotta decorative elements.
The Presser Carriage House was built in 1898, and is a 2+1⁄2-story, gray brick, Tudor Revival-style carriage house.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]
The building adjoins the Nugent Home for Baptists, which was also listed on the National Register in 2006. Nolen Properties owns both buildings. It has completed restoration of the Presser building, and worked on the restoration of the Nugent building in 2013.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Sheryl Jaslow (November 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Presser Home for Retired Music Teachers" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.
- ^ Quinn, Amy Z. (January 15, 2013). . Newsworks. WHYY. Archived from the original on January 5, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2014.