Questions about Margaret Esherick House
What design work is credited to Louis Kahn at Margaret Esherick House?
Louis Kahn designed Margaret Esherick House.
More documented details
Margaret Esherick House is in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia.
Sources: SRC-1530 · SRC-1531 · SRC-7780
The recorded construction date for Margaret Esherick House is 1961.
Sources: SRC-1530 · SRC-1531 · SRC-7781
The recorded style of Margaret Esherick House is Modern (Mid-century Modern).
Margaret Esherick House is a Modern (Mid-century Modern) house in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Built in 1961, it was designed by Louis Kahn, and is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Location: Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified facts
- Located in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia
confidence 80/100 · 6 recorded source groups · SRC-1530, SRC-1531, SRC-7780, SRC-7781, SRC-1533, SRC-9181 - Designed by Louis Kahn
confidence 75/100 · 4 recorded source groups · SRC-1532, SRC-1533, SRC-7780, SRC-7782 - Built in 1961
confidence 80/100 · 7 recorded source groups · SRC-1530, SRC-1531, SRC-7781, SRC-7783, SRC-1533, SRC-9182, SRC-9590 - Architectural style: Modern (Mid-century Modern)
confidence 95/100 · 7 recorded source groups · SRC-1530, SRC-1532, SRC-7781, SRC-7783, SRC-1533, SRC-7782, SRC-9591 - Historic designation: National Register of Historic Places
confidence 95/100 · 5 recorded source groups · SRC-1530, SRC-1532, SRC-7782, SRC-7781, SRC-8930
Evidence & sources
- SRC-1530 — Margaret Esherick House — Wikipedia (Tier 3, encyclopedia; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-1531 — Margaret Esherick House Tours — Wharton Esherick Museum (Tier 2, institutional; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-1532 — Louis Kahn's Margaret Esherick House Named to the National Register of Historic Places — Docomomo US (Tier 2, institutional; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-1533 — Margaret Esherick House by Louis Kahn: Light and Space — ArchEyes (Tier 3, architecture_journalism; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-7780 — PhillyVoice — Chestnut Hill's Margaret Esherick House claims national award (Tier 2, news; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-7781 — Architecture Lab — Esherick House / Louis Kahn (Tier 3, reference; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-7782 — The Chestnut Hill Local — Iconic Esherick House named to National Register (Tier 2, news; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-7783 — Mid Century Home — Conservation of the Margaret Esherick House (Tier 3, reference; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-8930 — Pennsylvania Historic Preservation (PA SHPO / PHMC) — Just Listed! July through December 2023 (Tier 1, official_archive; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-9181 — WikiArquitectura — Esherick House (Tier 2, reference_encyclopedia; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-9182 — Architectural Visits — The Esherick House and its friendly owners (Tier 2, specialist_publication; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-9590 — The Monumental Modernism of Louis Kahn — Architizer Journal (Tier 2, architecture_publication; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-9591 — Margaret Esherick House, 204 Sunrise Lane, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA — Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS PA-6775), Library of Congress / National Park Service (Tier 1, official_archive; retrieved June 2026)
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