Anglecot

The Anglecot, also known as the Potter Residence, is a historic residence in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.[2] It was designed by noted Philadelphia architect Wilson Eyre for Charles Adams Potter (1860-1925), a manufacturer of linoleum.[3]

The Anglecot
LocationEvergreen & Prospect Avenues
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°4′51″N 75°12′14″W
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1883
ArchitectWilson Eyre
John J. Boyle (sculptor)
Architectural styleQueen Anne
NRHP reference No.82003806[1]
Added to NRHPApril 19, 1982

Its name is a shortening of "Angled Cottage," and it was built at a 45-degree angle to the intersection of Evergreen and Prospect Avenues.

Anglecot was a sanatorium in the 1970s. It is now divided into condominiums.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It is a contributing property of the Chestnut Hill Historic District.

"Anglecot" in an 1889 woodcut.

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. "Anglecot" plan & photos at University of Pennsylvania
  3. Hotchkin, Samuel Fitch (1889). Ancient and Modern Germantown, Mount Airy, and Chestnut Hill. Philadelphia: P. W. Ziegler & Company. Retrieved 2008-04-28. samuel hotchkin., p. 484.


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