The John Shedwick Development Houses (also known as the Lancastle) is a set of four historic rowhouses that are located in the

Powelton Village Powelton Village is a neighborhood in the West Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It consists of mostly Victorian architecture, Victorian and Twin home, twin style homes. It is a national historic district that is part of Univer ...

neighborhood of

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...

. These structures were added to the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...

in 1982.

History and architectural features

Built between 1875 and 1876, these historic structures are made of brick, and have green serpentine facing. Designed in the Second Empire style, they feature wooden first-floor porches, projecting bay windows, and

mansard roof A mansard or mansard roof (also called French roof or curb roof) is a multi-sided gambrel-style hip roof characterised by two slopes on each of its sides, with the lower slope at a steeper angle than the upper, and often punctured by dormer wi ...

s with dormers. ''Note:'' This includes This property was added to the

in 1982.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shedwick, John, Development Houses Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia Second Empire architecture in Pennsylvania Houses completed in 1876 Powelton Village, Philadelphia