University Mews, Philadelphia PA
Mews Properties for Sale
Mews properties periodically go on the market. Current listings
are usually found with one of the following realtors:
You may also find listings through Craigslist.
Maps + Satellite Imagery
Satellite images of University Mews in Philadelphia,
PA.
Charles Moselley Swain Residence
This is what used to be where the Mews sits now, on the southwest corner of 45th and Spruce Streets in Philadelphia, PA. As stated on this page, "In this substantial home of the most comfortable type, characteristic of the best part of West Philadelphia, resides Charles M. Swain, the president of City Trust Co., Director of the Merchants' National Bank, etc., former Councilman and son of the founder of the "Public Ledger."
Drawings of 15 University Mews
Architect: Ron Turner, 1962
Drawings by: Fred Kramer
(linked directly to drawings at Rowhouses of Philadelphia, the site at Bryn Mawr College, with apologies....)
Writings about the Mews
Promotional Materials
University Mews: 46 Townhouses Inspired by the Traditional English Mews and Interpreted with Imaginative Modern Design. Hertzfeld and Horowitz, Associates. Philadelphia, PA, [n.d.]
Magazine ArticlesUrban Character Recaptured: University Mews, Philadelphia Pennsylvania; Ronald C. Turner, Architect. (1964, August) Progressive Architecture, 45(8) 150-153.
Middle-Income Townhouses in a Renewal Area: Smooth Sailing. (1963, October) House & Home, 24, 96-97.
University Mews Development Wins National Design Award. (1963, September) University City: An Occasional Periodical Issued by the West Philadelphia Corporation.
Newspaper Articles
Long-Term Mortgages Available on Mews Units. (1963, October 12) Evening Bulletin - Philadelphia. Homes-Real Estate Section.
University Mews Project Approved for 90% Mortagages. (1963, October 20) Philadelphia Inquirer.
Hertzfeld Gets Award. (1963, November 24) Sunday Bulletin.
Information for Current Mews Residents