The Clarence B. Moore House is a historic home located at 1321

Locust Street Locust Street is a major historic street in Center City, Philadelphia, Center City Philadelphia. The street is the location of several prominent Philadelphia-based buildings, historic sights, and Tower block, high-rise residential locations. It ...

at the corner of S. Juniper Street between S. 13th and S. Broad Streets in the

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section of

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. The Moore house was built in 1890 and was designed by architect

Wilson Eyre Wilson Eyre, Jr. (October 30, 1858 – October 23, 1944) was an American architect, teacher and writer who practiced in the Philadelphia area. He is known for his deliberately informal and welcoming country houses, and for being an innovator in ...

as the home of the merchant, archaeologist, and writer

Clarence Bloomfield Moore Clarence Bloomfield Moore (January 14, 1852 – March 24, 1936), more commonly known as C.B. Moore, was an American archaeologist and writer. He studied and excavated Native American sites in the Southeastern United States. Early life The ...

(1852-1936). It sits next to the Dr. Joseph Leidy House, which Eyre designed in 1893. The Moore House is a three-story brick building with a raised basement and attic. It was designed in an eclectic style and features a steep slate roof, Gothic-style pointed arched openings, a Venetian

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on the top floor, projecting walled steps, a large, circular tower inspired by Loire Valley chateaux, and two massive chimneys. The exterior uses rusticated and smooth

limestone Limestone ( calcium carbonate ) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of . Limestone forms whe ...

, Roman brick, and slate., pp.76-77 ''Note:'' This includes Despite the unusual combination of styles and materials, the house has been called "a delicately balanced asymmetrical composition.", p.69 The house was added to the

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in 1973.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Clarence B. Moore House Historic American Buildings Survey in Philadelphia Houses completed in 1890 Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia Locust Street Washington Square West, Philadelphia

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