{{Short description|Building in Philadelphia, United States}} {{Use American English|date=September 2025}} {{Infobox building | name = Disston Mansion | image = File:Disston house facade 2020.jpg | alternate_names = | building_type = | architectural_style = | classification = | location = | address = 1530 N. 16th St. | location_city = Philadelphia | location_country = United States | est_completion = | topped_out_date = | completion_date = | closing_date = | cost = | height = | architectural = | tip = | antenna_spire = | material = | size = | floor_area = | architect = Edwin Forrest Durang }} The '''Disston Mansion''' is an American house that is located in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.<ref>{{cite book|last=Gallery|first=John Andrew|title=Philadelphia Architecture|year=2016|publisher=Paul Dry Books}}</ref>
==History and architectural features== Disston Mansion was designed by architect Edwin Forrest Durang, who was best known for his architectural designs of church buildings. It was the residence of Albert H. Disston, who died on October 21, 1883, at the age of 34.<ref name="inqyDeathNotice">{{cite news |title=DIED. On the 21st instant, ALBERT H. DISSTON, aged 34 years |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=23 October 1883 |page=5}}</ref> Disston was the son of Henry Disston, the founder of the Disston saw company, for which the younger Disston worked.<ref name="pcgDeathNotice">{{cite news |title=Demise of a Prominent and Wealthy Philadelphia Merchant |work=Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette |date=22 October 1883 |page=4}}</ref> In its notice of Disston's death, the ''Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette'' called the house "palatial" and said it was constructed "at a cost of at least $150,000".<ref name="pcgDeathNotice"/>
In 2018, two stained glass windows were stolen from the house.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McCabe |first1=Caitlin |title=8-foot stained-glass windows stolen in burglary of historic N. Phila. mansion |url=https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia/stained-glass-windows-stolen-burglary-disston-house-20181208.html |publisher=Philadelphia Inquirer |date=8 December 2018}}</ref>
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==External links== *{{HABS |survey=PA-6669 |id=pa3862 |title=Disston House, 1530 North 16th Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA |photos=30 |color=5 |dwgs=2 |data=37 |cap=3}}
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Category:Historic American Buildings Survey in Philadelphia Category:Houses in Philadelphia