Hanson Haines House Explained

Hanson Haines House
Location:4801 Springfield Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:39.9461°N -75.2169°W
Built:1903
Architect:Balderston, Charles
Architecture:German Medieval Revival
Added:January 29, 1985
Refnum:85000179

The flamboyant Hanson Haines House, sometimes known simply as the Castle, is a residence at 4801 Springfield Avenue in the Spruce Hill neighborhood of West Philadelphia. The house was built in 1902-03 for Quaker banker Hanson Haines by Quaker architect Charles Balderston in a German Medieval Revival style on the exterior and in a Colonial Revival style in the interior. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

Notes and References

  1. NRHP Nomination Form, Elizabeth R. Mintz, 1984, Pennsylvania State CRGIS key 054071