in a city built on architectural history, there is no other address like this one. a landmark by architect frank weise: his own home and studio, shaped and reshaped by his hand from 1954 to 2003. 307 s. chadwick street is not a house that resembles a work of art. it is one.
weise took a 19th-century carriage house and gave it a tripartite facade that still reads as radical: a central brick volume drawing on louis kahn′s rationalism, crowned by a batten-seam terne-metal mansard (recast in copper in 2005) that announces itself as pure postmodern invention. a deep-projecting metal cornice and the original furniture-hoisting boom remain, details that mark this as a working architect′s manifesto, not a developer′s approximation. following weise′s death, his heirs restored and maintained the property with the same rigor he brought to it.
the historically designated residence is a duplex: weise′s studio and offices occupy the lower levels, while a private entrance leads to the main residence above - three bedrooms, one and a half baths, and a one-car carport. the interiors have been newly staged by rarify.
chadwick street itself is part of the story: one of the last carriage-house rows in center city, a quiet backstreet moments from rittenhouse square. few properties anywhere in philadelphia offer this combination: architectural pedigree, livability, and a location that simply does not get better.
this is a chance to own a landmark. contact us to schedule a private viewing.
