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Dr. Joseph Leidy House

Colonial Revival architecture in PennsylvaniaHistoric American Buildings Survey in PhiladelphiaHouses completed in 1893Houses in PhiladelphiaHouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia
Washington Square West, Philadelphia
Dr. Joseph Leidy House 1319 Locust Street from west
Dr. Joseph Leidy House 1319 Locust Street from west

The Dr. Joseph Leidy House is a historic residence located at 1319 Locust Street between S. 13th and S. Juniper Streets in the Washington Square West neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1893-94 and was designed in the Georgian style by architect Wilson Eyre to be the home of Joseph Leidy, Jr., the nephew of Joseph Leidy (1823–1891), a noted American paleontologist with whom he is often confused. The house is next door to the Clarence B. Moore House, which was designed by Eyre in 1890. From 1925 to 1979, the Leidy House served as the clubhouse of the now-defunct Poor Richard Club, whose members worked in advertising, and with the Moore House next door, was part of the Charles Morris Price School of Advertising and Journalism. Currently, it is the headquarters of District 1199C, the National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees.The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

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Dr. Joseph Leidy House
Locust Street, Philadelphia Center City

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Locust Street 1324
19103 Philadelphia, Center City
Pennsylvania, United States
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