Originally the home of utopian industrialist Samuel Fels, this handsome Georgian house is part of a mansion group on Walnut Street that recalls the early twentieth century character of the region before Penn's post-war growth.
Fox-Fels Hall
3814 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Building Code: 145
Phase: Completed
Year Built: 1907/1921
Floors: 4
Architect: 1956
Other Name: Leadership Hall, Fels Institute of Government, Robert and Penny Fox Family Pavilion
Originally the home of utopian industrialist Samuel Fels, this handsome Georgian house is part of a mansion group on Walnut Street that recalls the early twentieth century character of the region before Penn's post-war growth.
It was altered in 1921 by Magaziner &, Eberhard and enlarged with the Annex by Barney and Banwell in 1956, and is currently home to the Fels Institute of Government, Penn's graduate school for public policy and public management.