John Ruan House

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John Ruan House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Philadelphia Register of Historic Places


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Location	4278–4280 Griscom St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°0′36″N 75°5′28″W / 40.01000°N 75.09111°W / 40.01000; -75.09111Coordinates: 40°0′36″N 75°5′28″W / 40.01000°N 75.09111°W / 40.01000; -75.09111
Built	1796
Architectural style	Georgian
NRHP reference No.	85003410^[1]
Added to NRHP	October 31, 1985
Designated PRHP	January 3, 1985^[2]

The John Ruan House is a historic mansion in the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1796 as the home of Dr. John Ruan (June 9, 1771, St. Croix, West Indies – July 2, 1845, Bristol, Pennsylvania), a physician and community leader.

The 2½-story house, the oldest of its size and stature still standing in Frankford, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.^[3] It was added to the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places on January 3, 1985.^[2]

It has been continuously occupied since its erection and was previously the home of the Grand Army of the Republic Civil War Museum and Library. The museum housed Civil War and Grand Army of the Republic artifacts, books, and memorabilia. It is now privately owned.

The small gray house at 4282 Griscom is not part of the National Register of Historic Places site

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
^ ^a ^b "PRHP: List of properties with OPA-compliant addresses" (PDF). Philadelphia Historical Commission. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
^ NRHP Nomination Form

External links

Grand Army of the Republic Civil War Museum and Library
"History of the Ruan House, Circa 1796" at the Grand Army of the Republic Civil War Museum and Library
Listing at Philadelphia Architects and Buildings

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