The Italianate style George Allen House in Cape May, New Jersey. was based on a published design by Samuel Sloan. The design, called “A Southern Mansion,” first appeared in Sloan’s “The Model Architect,” published in 1852.
Slone was a Philadelphia-based architect and best-selling author of architecture books in the mid-19th century. As described in the book, the house was to be built of brick with a “rough cast” stucco finish and ” the porches are of cast iron.”
The version built in Cape May in 1863 is of wood construction, built by contractor Henri Phillipi. The client was a Philadelphia industrialist who had it built as a summer home. It remained in the family until 1946 when it was sold and operated as a boarding house until the 1980s.
Subsequently neglected, it was significantly deteriorated before being restored between 1994 and 1996. It now is the “Southern Mansion” bed and breakfast inn. southernmansion.com
Chapter 2 of “Restoring Your Historic House, The Comprehensive Guide for Homeowners” illustrates and describes 25 historic styles and types, including the Italianate style, with character-defining features of each keyed to multiple color photos.
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