{"nrhp_refnum":"82003809","name":"Houses at 2000-2018 Delancey Street","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2000-2018 Delancey St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Philadelphia","county":"Philadelphia","state":"PA","lat":39.947701911000024,"lon":-75.17538658599995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1982-04-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A row of city houses on the south side of Delancey Street west of 20th Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, numbered 2000 through 2018. The row was erected between 1865 and 1866 by Charles, Joseph and James McCrea.","why_significant":"The nomination argues that the row preserves the pre-Civil War Rittenhouse Square design tradition of brick with white marble trim in a largely complete streetscape. It notes that the houses were home to prominent Philadelphia families and that the block's form has been kept nearly intact through successive owners. The corner house at 2000 is described as the most imposing and as retaining original sash, shutters and grates.","narrative":"Built between 1865 and 1866 by the McCrea brothers, the south side row of Delancey Street west of 20th Street in Philadelphia combines brick walls with marble water tables, marble trim and cornices in the pre-war Rittenhouse manner. Lot widths, plans and depths vary across the row while common materials and cornice height unify it. The corner house at 2000 sets the principal themes, with a marble base, five vertical registers of openings and an entrance modeled on Federal doorways. Its original two-over-two sash, paneled interior shutters and cast iron basement grates survive. Early residents included merchant John Ashhurst and physician James McCrea. Later occupants included pianist Rudolf Serkin and the rare book dealers Philip and Abraham Rosenbach. The nomination regards the row as a largely intact example of Rittenhouse-area architecture that has kept its social standing across successive owners.","period_of_significance":"1865-1866","architect_builder":"Charles McCrea, Joseph McCrea and James McCrea (builders-developers)","architectural_style":"Rittenhouse design tradition with Federal-style entrances","criteria":["C"],"status_note":null,"vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:34.131531-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/82003809.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003809/d24791166f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/82003809/d24791166f-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Davidt8","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rosenbach_museum01.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Davidt8</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rosenbach_museum01.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"87002203","name":"Center City West Commercial Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/pennsylvania/center-city-west-commercial-historic-district-87002203/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71997098","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q139769177"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/philadelphia/houses-at-2000-2018-delancey-street-82003809/"}