The Bergdoll Mansion is a 14,000-square-foot house located in the Spring Garden neighborhood of Philadelphia. Built in 1886 and designed by architect James H. Windrim, the mansion was constructed in a Beaux Arts / Italianate style. It was originally built as the home of the Louis Bergdoll family, who were the owners of the City Park Brewery.
The mansion was the residence of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, a scion of the brewing family who was known as a playboy and an aviator. Bergdoll was a World War I draft dodger, and in 1920, authorities apprehended him inside the mansion while searching for him. The interior of the house features mahogany woodwork, multiple fireplaces, frescoes, and mosaics, along with eight bedrooms, nine bathrooms, and two kitchens.
The mansion was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. While it was damaged by a fire in 1989, it remains a significant historic building in Philadelphia. In 2012, the property was listed for sale with an asking price of $6.9 million.
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