Inglewood Cottage
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Inglewood Cottage is a Gothic Revival villa, built ca. 1850, located at 150 Bethlehem Pike, in the Chestnut Hill
section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
. It was designed by famed American architect, Thomas Ustick Walter, Fourth Architect of the U.S. Capital, and built by Cephas Childs, a prominent Philadelphia lithographer and director of the Chestnut Hill Railroad. The home was among the first summer cottages built in and around Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
in the mid to late 19th Century for wealthy Center City Philadelphians.
The home was owned for many years by John Story Jenks, a prosperous dry goods merchant, for whom the Philadelphia School District named The John Story Jenks Elementary School
. Jenks' summer home, Inglewood, is adjacent to Inglewood Cottage on the same compound. Inglewood is a large Georgian Revival home designed, in its present form, by the architectural firm of Cope & Stewardson
.
Jenks' daughter, Mary, and son-in-law, Joseph S. Lovering, and their family lived on the compound throughout much of the 20th Century. Inglewood Cottage passed from Lovering family ownership in 1986, Inglewood in 1991.
Inglewood Cottage was modified greatly over the years, mostly by the Lovering family. It was enlarged and altered extensively in 1900 and 1906, by the architectural firm of Kennedy, Hays, & Kelsey, when a new dining room and kitchen were added. The 1906 addition and alterations were carried out by the contracting firm of George S. Roth & Sons. Later alterations included the addition of a solarium on the west side of the house, a butler's pantry, gardener's privy, enclosed porch and balcony on the east side of the house, and a garage and potting shed detached structure on the southeast corner of the grounds.
The present configuration of the home consists of six bedrooms (three on the second floor and three, including a large nursery, on the third); three full and two half baths (with high tank toilets, clawfoot tubs, and period nickel plated plumbing); two second floor exterior balconies (one Juliette style); dressing room; library; den; parlor; solarium; breakfast room; dining room with built in china storage; seven fireplaces (including four wood-burning, two coal-burning, and one gas log); a Franklin wood stove; period gourmet kitchen with original fir cabinets, seven burner range, built in refrigeration, and drawer dishwashers; wine storage cellar; cedar lined closets; and a walk in linen closet.
The home has undergone extensive restoration since 2004. It is currently owned by the Morton family of Chestnut Hill.
Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Chestnut Hill is a neighborhood in the Northwest Philadelphia section of the United States city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-Boundaries:Chestnut Hill is bounded as follows:...
section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
. It was designed by famed American architect, Thomas Ustick Walter, Fourth Architect of the U.S. Capital, and built by Cephas Childs, a prominent Philadelphia lithographer and director of the Chestnut Hill Railroad. The home was among the first summer cottages built in and around Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Chestnut Hill is a neighborhood in the Northwest Philadelphia section of the United States city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-Boundaries:Chestnut Hill is bounded as follows:...
in the mid to late 19th Century for wealthy Center City Philadelphians.
The home was owned for many years by John Story Jenks, a prosperous dry goods merchant, for whom the Philadelphia School District named The John Story Jenks Elementary School
John Story Jenks School
John Story Jenks School is a public school in the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, and is part of the School District of Philadelphia. J. S. Jenks serves children from kindergarten through eighth grade and has a student population of about 500...
. Jenks' summer home, Inglewood, is adjacent to Inglewood Cottage on the same compound. Inglewood is a large Georgian Revival home designed, in its present form, by the architectural firm of Cope & Stewardson
Cope & Stewardson
Cope & Stewardson was an architecture firm best known for its academic building and campus designs. The firm is often regarded as a Master of the Collegiate Gothic style. Walter Cope and John Stewardson established the firm in 1885, and were later joined by Emlyn Stewardson in 1887...
.
Jenks' daughter, Mary, and son-in-law, Joseph S. Lovering, and their family lived on the compound throughout much of the 20th Century. Inglewood Cottage passed from Lovering family ownership in 1986, Inglewood in 1991.
Inglewood Cottage was modified greatly over the years, mostly by the Lovering family. It was enlarged and altered extensively in 1900 and 1906, by the architectural firm of Kennedy, Hays, & Kelsey, when a new dining room and kitchen were added. The 1906 addition and alterations were carried out by the contracting firm of George S. Roth & Sons. Later alterations included the addition of a solarium on the west side of the house, a butler's pantry, gardener's privy, enclosed porch and balcony on the east side of the house, and a garage and potting shed detached structure on the southeast corner of the grounds.
The present configuration of the home consists of six bedrooms (three on the second floor and three, including a large nursery, on the third); three full and two half baths (with high tank toilets, clawfoot tubs, and period nickel plated plumbing); two second floor exterior balconies (one Juliette style); dressing room; library; den; parlor; solarium; breakfast room; dining room with built in china storage; seven fireplaces (including four wood-burning, two coal-burning, and one gas log); a Franklin wood stove; period gourmet kitchen with original fir cabinets, seven burner range, built in refrigeration, and drawer dishwashers; wine storage cellar; cedar lined closets; and a walk in linen closet.
The home has undergone extensive restoration since 2004. It is currently owned by the Morton family of Chestnut Hill.
