| Walnut–Chancellor Historic District | |
| Nrhp Type: | hd |
| Nocat: | yes |
| Coordinates: | 39.9506°N -75.1758°W |
| Architecture: | Gothic, Italianate, Colonial Revival |
| Added: | December 1, 1980 |
| Refnum: | 80003605 |
The Walnut–Chancellor Historic District is a national historic district that is located in the Rittenhouse Square West neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
This district encompasses fifty-one contributing buildings located one block east of Rittenhouse Square. It includes four-and-one-half to five-story monumental residences that were designed in the Italianate style, brick rowhouses that date to the 1860s and 1870s, some of which have mansard roofs and dormers, and nineteenth century carriage houses. Also located in the district is the Thomas Hockley House (1875), which was designed by architect Frank Furness (1839-1912).[1]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.