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Matthew Baird Mansion

Matthew Baird Mansion
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Matthew Baird Mansion, August 2010
Matthew Baird Mansion is located in Philadelphia
Matthew Baird Mansion
Matthew Baird Mansion is located in Pennsylvania
Matthew Baird Mansion
Matthew Baird Mansion is located in the US
Matthew Baird Mansion
Location 814 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°58′30″N 75°9′33″W / 39.97500°N 75.15917°W / 39.97500; -75.15917Coordinates: 39°58′30″N 75°9′33″W / 39.97500°N 75.15917°W / 39.97500; -75.15917
Area 0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built 1863-1864
Architectural style Late Victorian
NRHP Reference # 83004241
Added to NRHP December 29, 1983

The Matthew Baird Mansion is an historic home, now apartment building, located in the Francisville neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1863-1864, and is a four-story, five bay, brownstone faced brick building with 19 rooms in a Late Victorian-style. The mansion consists of the main building, an attached three-story brick back building, and a two-story brick stable. It was built by Matthew Baird (1817–1877), one of the early partners in the Baldwin Locomotive Works.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.



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