AN ELIZABETHAN HOUSE IN GERMANTOWN 
George T. Pearson, Architect 
GpHE accompanying pictures show the residence 
of Mr. S. Pearce Holton on Upsal Street, 
Germantown, Philadelphia, the site being raised con¬ 
siderably above the street level on one of the several 
knolls in that locality. It is the first instance of an 
Elizabethan treatment in Germantown, and is of a 
dark red brick with red stone doorway and dressings, 
terra-cotta copings, etc. This type of house was se¬ 
lected because it was thought that it might prove a 
welcome innovation in the monotony of the German¬ 
town gray stone houses abounding in the neighbor¬ 
hood, and also because of its ample field for inter¬ 
esting interior detail and rich coloring. This style 
has been consistently followed throughout. 
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PLAN OF FIRST STORY 
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