Tabor Home for Needy and Destitute Children
Tabor Home for Needy and Destitute Children | |
Tabor Home for Needy and Destitute Children, October 2012 | |
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Location | 601 New Britain Rd., Doylestown Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°17′32″N 75°7′47″W / 40.29222°N 75.12972°WCoordinates: 40°17′32″N 75°7′47″W / 40.29222°N 75.12972°W |
Area | 0.2 acres (0.081 ha) |
Built | 1879 |
Architect | Cernea, Thomas |
Architectural style | Second Empire |
NRHP Reference # | 87001207[1] |
Added to NRHP | July 16, 1987 |
Tabor Home for Needy and Destitute Children, also known as the Philip H. Fretz Mansion, is a historic home located at Doylestown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1879,[2] and is a large L-shaped brownstone building in the Second Empire style. It consists of a 2 1⁄2-story, five-bay main block with a mansard roof, a 2 1⁄2-story, hipped roof pavilion, and 1 1⁄2-story, library wing. The front facade features a central three-story square tower. It housed the Tabor Home for Needy and Destitute Children from 1913 to 1979.[3] The organization continues as Tabor Children's Services.[4]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]
References
- 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Fretz Mansion". Living Homes. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
- ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Judith H. Moore; Jeffrey L. Marshall & William Sisson (March 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Tabor Home for Needy and Destitute Children" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-29.
- ↑ "History". Tabor Children's Services. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
External links
- Tabor Services, Inc - Tabor Children's Services & Children’s House website
- Tabor Children’s House website
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