{"nrhp_refnum":"85001000","name":"McCallum Manor","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"6653 McCallum Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Philadelphia","county":"Philadelphia","state":"PA","lat":40.04511780900003,"lon":-75.19151995599998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1985-05-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A nine-story apartment house on McCallum Street in Mount Airy, Philadelphia, built in 1925 to designs by McLanahan and Bencker, set on a promontory above the Wissahickon Valley.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the building is significant as a leading example of the 1920s regional style developed by McLanahan and Bencker, which adapted Regency and Soane-derived motifs to Philadelphia tastes. Its plan, lobby circulation, and decorative plasterwork are cited as distinctive, and it is described as an early response to automobile access, with a garage for tenants' cars.","narrative":"Set on a promontory above the Wissahickon Valley on McCallum Street in Mount Airy, Philadelphia, this nine-story apartment house was completed in 1925 to designs by McLanahan and Bencker. Its deep red brick facade carries terra cotta pilasters and entablatures derived from the English Regency work of John Soane. The plan divides the building into two I-shaped towers joined at the lobby, where diagonal space leads to the elevators. Apartments range from plain units that expose beam and slab concrete construction to customized units with plasterwork, paneled walls, and two-story living rooms. It is significant as a leading example of the firm's 1920s regional style, which adapted Regency motifs to conservative Philadelphia tastes. It was also an early response to automobile access, with a rear garage providing off-street parking for tenants along the new highway serving Mount Airy and Chestnut Hill.","period_of_significance":"1925","architect_builder":"McLanahan and Bencker","architectural_style":"Federal Revival","criteria":[],"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 17:11:34.270035-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/85001000.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85001000/d595443586-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/85001000/d595443586-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:McCallum_apts_Philly.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:McCallum_apts_Philly.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"72001151","name":"Fairmount Park","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/pennsylvania/fairmount-park-72001151/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71996952","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCallum_Manor","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6800116"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/philadelphia/mccallum-manor-85001000/"}