John Coltrane House

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John Coltrane House
John Coltrane House is located in Pennsylvania
Location: 1511 North 33rd Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 39°58′49.15″N 75°11′20.9″W / 39.9803194°N 75.189139°W / 39.9803194; -75.189139Coordinates: 39°58′49.15″N 75°11′20.9″W / 39.9803194°N 75.189139°W / 39.9803194; -75.189139
Architect: E. Allen Wilson
Architectural style: Colonial Revival
Governing body: Private
NRHP Reference#: 99000628
Significant dates
Added to NRHP: January 20, 1999[1]
Designated NHL: January 20, 1999[2]
The John Coltrane House in 2009
PHMC Plaque

John Coltrane House was the home of saxophonist and jazz pioneer John Coltrane from 1952 until 1958.[2] He continued to use the house as an alternate residence to his New York home until the end of his life. On his death in 1967 the house passed to his cousin. [3]

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1999.[2][4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ a b c "John Coltrane House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1183362119&ResourceType=Building. Retrieved 2008-02-16. 
  3. ^ http://loc.gov/pictures/item/pa3863/
  4. ^ Michael J. Lewis (July 5, 1998). National Historic Landmark: John Coltrane HousePDF (32 KB). National Park Service  and Accompanying 3 photos, exterior and interior, from 1996PDF (32 KB)

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