Ringgold Place

Ringgold Place is a set of 26 historic rowhouses located in the Rittenhouse Square West neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They were built about 1862, and their scale reflects the material shortages during the American Civil War. The three-story brick residences measure 14 feet by 20 feet, with spartan facades and interiors, over a raised basement. The properties were acquired in 1925, by noted Philadelphia architect George Howe (1886–1955). His office was located at 1900 Ringgold Place and he owned the houses until 1934. He or Tilden, Register & Pepper, a firm he employed, modernized the dwellings and introduced some decorative elements to the 19th Street facades.[2]

Ringgold Place
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Ringgold Place, February 2010
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Location	1900 block Waverly St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°56′46″N 75°10′28″W
Area	0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built	c. 1862, 1925
Architect	Allison, Walter C.; Tilden, Register & Pepper
NRHP reference No.	78002453[1]
Added to NRHP	August 29, 1978

The houses were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes George E. Thomas (June 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Ringgold Place" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.