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Bishop Mackay-Smith House

Houses completed in 1904Houses in PhiladelphiaHouses on the National Register of Historic Places in PhiladelphiaRittenhouse Square, Philadelphia
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Bishop Mackay-Smith House, also known as the Franklin School, is a historic residence located in the Rittenhouse Square West neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1903–1904, and is a 3+1⁄2-story, brick and brownstone building. It has a flat, square facade front with a deep entry porch. It was designed by noted Philadelphia architect Theophilus Parsons Chandler, Jr. (1845–1928). It was built for Alexander Mackay-Smith, Bishop of Pennsylvania in 1911. He served as Coadjutor Bishop from 1902 to 1911.The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

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Bishop Mackay-Smith House
Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia Center City

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Rittenhouse Square 2200
19103 Philadelphia, Center City
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