The Nathaniel Irish House is an historic, American home that is located in the

Queen Village Queen Village is a residential neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that lies along the eastern edge of the city in South Philadelphia. It shares boundaries with Society Hill to the north, Bella Vista to the west and Pennsport to the south ...

neighborhood of

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. Part of Philadelphia's

South Front Street Historic District South Front Street Historic District is a national historic district located in the Queen Village neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It encompasses seven contributing buildings, including the Nathaniel Irish House, Widow Maloby's Tavern ...

, it was added to the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 1972.

History and architectural features

Situated next to the

Capt. Thomas Moore House Capt. Thomas Moore House is a historic home located in the Queen Village neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is located in between the Nathaniel Irish House, to the south, and Widow Maloby's Tavern, to the north. It was built in 1767, ...

, this historic structure was built between 1763 and 1769, and is a -story, three-bay, brick

rowhouse In architecture and city planning, a terrace or terraced house ( UK) or townhouse ( US) is a form of medium-density housing that originated in Europe in the 16th century, whereby a row of attached dwellings share side walls. In the United Sta ...

. It has a two-story, attached rear building and a steep gable roof with dormers. The interior features seven fireplaces. This residence and the adjoining houses were built by Nathaniel Irish. ''Note:'' This includes It was added to the

in 1972. It is located in Philadelphia's

Gallery

File:700-704 S Front Philly.JPG, Nathaniel Irish House (left) in 2013 File:Historic American Buildings Survey, Cervin Robinson, Photographer, July, 1959 EXTERIOR, VIEW FROM EAST. - Nathaniel Irish House, 704 South Front Street, Philadelphia, HABS PA,51-PHILA,243-1.tif,

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photo, 1959 File:Historic American Buildings Survey, Cervin Robinson, Photographer, April, 1959 SECOND FLOOR, FRONT ROOM, NORTH WALL. - Nathaniel Irish House, 704 South Front Street, HABS PA,51-PHILA,243-3.tif, Second-floor, front room, Nathaniel Irish House, 1959

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Irish, Nathaniel, House Historic American Buildings Survey in Philadelphia Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia Houses completed in 1769 South Philadelphia