Alden Park Manor

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Alden Park Manor is a living community located in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States.

History

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Cambridge building

Built in the Jacobean Revival style, Alden Park Manor was founded and built in 1926. The complex has three sets of towers - the Manor, Kenilworth, and Cambridge buildings. Designed by Edwin Rorke and developed by Lawrence Jones, it was built in a park-like setting on thirty-eight acres that had been the Justus C. Strawbridge estate. It was the first co-operative apartment complex in Philadelphia, although it now operates only as rentals.[1]Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

The complex overlooks the Wissahickon Valley section of Fairmount Park in the city's Germantown section. The buildings are surrounded by lawns and gardens, a rarity in the fairly urban setting. The complex features a unique indoor swimming pool which is lined with Mercer tiles and has a retractable roof. Alden Park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 and on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places in 1981.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". In the fall of 2015, a private firm bought the property for $59 million and began restorations.[2]

External links

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  • Alden Park Apartments at Philadelphia Architects and Buildings

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