The Dr. Samuel D. Risley House, also known as the Elton B. Gifford House, is a historic home located in
Media,
Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1877.
History and architectural features
This residence, which was built in 1877, is a two-and-one-half story, gray stone house. Designed in the
Gothic Revival
Gothic Revival (also referred to as Victorian Gothic, neo-Gothic, or Gothick) is an architectural movement that began in the late 1740s in England. The movement gained momentum and expanded in the first half of the 19th century, as increasingly ...
style, it has a
slate
Slate is a fine-grained, foliated, homogeneous metamorphic rock derived from an original shale-type sedimentary rock composed of clay or volcanic ash through low-grade regional metamorphism. It is the finest grained foliated metamorphic rock. ...
-covered intersecting gable roof, and features a
verandah and
conservatory.
The house was converted to apartments prior to 1967.
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It was added to the
National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
Gallery
File:Samuel Risley House Media PA.JPG, Samuel Risley House, December 2010
References
{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
Gothic Revival architecture in Pennsylvania
Houses completed in 1877
Houses in Delaware County, Pennsylvania
National Register of Historic Places in Delaware County, Pennsylvania
1877 establishments in Pennsylvania