4280 Griscom Street
Philadelphia, PA, USA

  • Architectural Style: Georgian
  • Bathroom: 4
  • Year Built: 1796
  • National Register of Historic Places: Yes
  • Square Feet: 2,612 sqft
  • National Register of Historic Places Date: Oct 31, 1985
  • Neighborhood: Frankford
  • National Register of Historic Places Area of Significance: Architecture
  • Bedrooms: 6
  • Architectural Style: Georgian
  • Year Built: 1796
  • Square Feet: 2,612 sqft
  • Bedrooms: 6
  • Bathroom: 4
  • Neighborhood: Frankford
  • National Register of Historic Places: Yes
  • National Register of Historic Places Date: Oct 31, 1985
  • National Register of Historic Places Area of Significance: Architecture
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Sep 14, 2010

  • Charmaine Bantugan

John Ruan House

The John Ruan House is a historic mansion in the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1796 as the home of Dr. John Ruan (June 9, 1771, St. Croix, West Indies – July 2, 1845, Bristol, Pennsylvania), a physician and community leader. The 2½-story house, the oldest of its size and stature still standing in Frankford, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. It was added to the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places on January 3, 1985. It has been continuously occupied since its erection and was previously the home of the Grand Army of the Republic Civil War Museum and Library. The museum housed Civil War and Grand Army of the Republic artifacts, books, and memorabilia. It is now privately owned.

John Ruan House

The John Ruan House is a historic mansion in the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1796 as the home of Dr. John Ruan (June 9, 1771, St. Croix, West Indies – July 2, 1845, Bristol, Pennsylvania), a physician and community leader. The 2½-story house, the oldest of its size and stature still standing in Frankford, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. It was added to the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places on January 3, 1985. It has been continuously occupied since its erection and was previously the home of the Grand Army of the Republic Civil War Museum and Library. The museum housed Civil War and Grand Army of the Republic artifacts, books, and memorabilia. It is now privately owned.

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