307 S CHADWICK ST Philadelphia, PA 19103 Price Dropped by $250K
UPDATED: 09/15/2026 11:58 PM ON MARKET: 170 days on market
$2,500,000
3 Beds2 Baths2,698 SqFt
Key Details
Property Type Townhouse
Sub Type Interior Row/Townhouse
Listing Status Active
Purchase Type For Sale
Square Footage 2,698 sqft
Price per Sqft $926
Subdivision Rittenhouse Square
MLS Listing ID PAPH2600862
Style Mid-Century Modern,Other
Bedrooms 3
Full Baths 1
Half Baths 1
HOA Y/N N
Abv Grd Liv Area 2,698
Year Built 1865
Annual Tax Amount $12,598
Tax Year 2026
Lot Size 1,013 Sqft
Acres 0.02
Lot Dimensions 27.00 x 38.00
Property Sub-Type Interior Row/Townhouse
Source BRIGHT
Property Description
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.
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