Winthorpe House (Trading Places)

Winthorpe House (Trading Places) is a house in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and a filming location for Trading Places (1983).

Location: Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Verified facts

• Appeared in Trading Places (movie, 1983)
  confidence 80/100 · 6 independent sources · SRC-1835, SRC-1836, SRC-0912, SRC-0913, SRC-9602, SRC-9702
• Located in Rittenhouse Square, Philadelphia
  confidence 80/100 · 10 independent sources · SRC-1835, SRC-1836, SRC-1837, SRC-8150, SRC-6021, SRC-0913, SRC-5748, SRC-9702, SRC-0912, SRC-6020, SRC-9602
• Historic designation: designated
  confidence 75/100 · 3 independent sources · SRC-1837, SRC-10210, SRC-14829

Evidence & sources

• SRC-0912 — Filming Locations for Trading Places (1983) — The Worldwide Guide to Movie Locations (Tier 3, reference; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-0913 — Trading Places (1983) Movie Filming Locations — The 80s Movies Rewind (Tier 3, reference; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-10210 — Delancey Street Rowhouses, 2000-2018, Philadelphia PA – Living Places (Tier 2, reference; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-14829 — National Register of Historic Places listings in Center City, Philadelphia — Wikipedia (Tier 1, reference; retrieved July 2026)
• SRC-1835 — Wikipedia — Trading Places (Tier 3, encyclopedia; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-1836 — The Philadelphia Inquirer — See 'Trading Places' filming locations around Philadelphia (Tier 2, news_article; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-1837 — Wikipedia — Delancey Place (Tier 3, encyclopedia; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-5748 — Sceen-it — Trading Places, 2014 Delancey Pl (house) (Tier 3, journalism; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-6020 — Ext.Street — Trading Places filming locations & scenes (Tier 3, filming_location_directory; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-6021 — Movie Tourist: Trading Places (1983) (Tier 3, filming_location_blog; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-8150 — Philly On Screen — Trading Places (1983) (Tier 3, blog; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-9602 — Giggster — Trading Places Filming Locations: Complete Guide to Philadelphia Sets (Tier 2, film_location_database; retrieved June 2026)
• SRC-9702 — Jon the Road Again — Trading Places Filming Locations (Tier 2, filming_location_guide; retrieved June 2026)

How we verify

Every fact above is independently corroborated by at least two reputable sources and
confidence-scored before publication. Claims that cannot clear that bar are withheld. We show the
street address only for non-residential public landmarks (museums, commercial and civic buildings,
publicly documented filming-location sites); the exact addresses of private residences and any
personal information are structurally barred from publication. Last reviewed June 2026.