1722–36 Locust St.
George Childs Drexel House, now Curtis Institute of Music
1893, Peabody & Stearns,
Boston; 1924, remodeled H. W. Sellers
In 1894, George W. Childs Drexel, a member of one of the most prominent families in Philadelphia, became editor and publisher of The Public Ledger newspaper. His imposing Beaux Arts mansion, sheathed in limestone, is distinguished by three graceful arches on the 18th St. facade. The deep jambs of the central doorway and flanking windows are embellished with delicate relief carving, echoed in the ornamental panels under the windows. In 1924, under the sponsorship of Mary Louise Curtis Bok, daughter of the founder of the Curtis Publishing Company, it was remodeled to house the Curtis Institute of Music, now world famous for its many distinguished alumni.