{"nrhp_refnum":"72001152","name":"Forrest, Edwin, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1326 N. Broad St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Philadelphia","county":"Philadelphia","state":"PA","lat":39.97147178700004,"lon":-75.15536387899994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1972-01-13","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 3½-story stone Italianate residence on Broad Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, built in 1865 for the actor Edwin Forrest, with an L-shaped plan enclosing a courtyard.","why_significant":"The house is associated with Edwin Forrest, a noted Shakespearean actor, who built it at the height of his popularity and died there in 1872. It is regarded as a notable example of the Italianate style, and it later housed the Philadelphia School of Design for Women, the first school of its kind.","narrative":"Built in 1865 on Broad Street in Philadelphia, this three-and-a-half-story stone house in the Italianate style was commissioned by Edwin Forrest, the Shakespearean actor who was then at the height of his popularity. Its features include a raised basement, an elaborate bracketed cornice, and window entablatures supported by consoles. The L-shaped plan encloses a courtyard that once had a fountain, and a small gallery built for Forrest's art collection stood at the front, with a private theatre with a miniature stage beneath it. Forrest died in the house in 1872. After his death it was used for summer concerts during the Centennial celebration. In 1880 the Philadelphia School of Design for Women acquired the property and added a four-story rear wing along Carlisle Street, providing sixteen studios and classrooms. The school, later renamed Moore College of Art, occupied the building until 1960. The house is listed for its association with Forrest and for its Italianate architecture.","period_of_significance":"1865","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Italianate","criteria":[],"status_note":"The house is in good condition but its interior has been considerably altered; the College of Art moved out in 1960 and the building is now occupied by Heritage House, a community center.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:29.250499-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/72001152.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72001152/f8092699e9-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/72001152/f8092699e9-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Davidt8","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edwin_forrest_house01.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Davidt8</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Edwin_forrest_house01.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71997078","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Forrest_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5346421"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/philadelphia/forrest-edwin-house-72001152/"}