Ogontz Hall Explained

Ogontz Hall
Location:7175-7165 Ogontz Ave., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.0642°N -75.1525°W
Built:1929
Architect:Murphy, G. Harold
Architecture:Colonial Revival, Other, Spanish Colonial Revival
Added:November 14, 1991
Refnum:91001708

Ogontz Hall is an historic, American, combined residential and commercial building complex that is located in the West Oak Lane neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The Hall was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

History and architectural features

Built in 1929, it consists of six buildings, the primary one being the four-story Ogontz Hall; the others are three stories. The buildings share a commercial front. They have Spanish Colonial Revival architecture with a limestone and buff brick exterior and terra cotta tile roofing.[1]

The Hall was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H092735_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Ogontz Hall ]. 2011-11-07. Michael Greenblat. PDF. May 1991.