April 23, 2014
Antique Row Show
Philadelphia Magazine | (excerpt)
Built in the Greek revival style in 1830, this Society Hill townhouse on 3rd Street’s Mansion Row would please even the toughest Antiques Roadshow appraiser — most of the original details are untouched. Its current incarnation was built to the taste of wealthy merchant Henry White, which means it has a ballroom, a piazza with turned stairway, marble fireplaces, leaded glass, and plaster cornices (think Donald Trump in the 19th century). The place is four stories high and has 21 rooms. It’s listed for sale at $1.25 million by Steve DiFrancesco, president of Hunter, Reed and Company Inc. in Unionville …