Widener Mansion – 1200 N. Broad St., Philadelphia

It’s gone now – burned down in 1980.

1963: 1200 N. Broad NW Corner- Widener Mansion. https://t.co/ArzVneXMR5 pic.twitter.com/HfyEE7Z2p5
— Historic Philly (@HistoricPHL) April 4, 2022

[Detail of Ceiling]Project:1200 North Broad Street – Peter A. Brown Widener House. https://t.co/MduNeNPJzZ pic.twitter.com/zRShHcIsXG
— Historic Philly (@HistoricPHL) May 27, 2021

Widener Mansion served as branch of @FreeLibrary for most of its existence before burning down in 1980

Aesthetics aside, certainly seems like better use of land on top of a subway stop than a fast food takeout joint

1200 N Broad St Philly
~1901 vs Todayhttps://t.co/WVAhR8pvrR pic.twitter.com/cP5yviRvLa
— Daniel Trubman, MPP (@dmtrubman) February 28, 2021

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Library of Congress – Historic American Buildings Survey

P.A.B. Widener mansion at Broad and Girard following conversion by Horace Trumbauer from home to library in 1899

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