Westlawn (Wallingford, Pennsylvania)

"Westlawn", also known as Charles Essig House, is a historic home located in 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.[2]

Westlawn
"Westlawn," October 2009
Westlawn (Wallingford, Pennsylvania) is located in Pennsylvania
Westlawn (Wallingford, Pennsylvania)
Westlawn (Wallingford, Pennsylvania) is located in the United States
Westlawn (Wallingford, Pennsylvania)
Location123 N. Providence Rd., Wallingford, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°54′23″N 75°22′37″W
Built1882
Architectural styleStick-Eastlake, Queen Anne
NRHP reference No.88002188[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 18, 1988

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]

  • The carriage house at Westlawn
    The carriage house at Westlawn

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Ella Aderman (April 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Westlawn" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-06.
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