Historic Name

Kennedy Row Houses

Address

160 E 5 Street

Municipality

City of Erie

Tax Parcel

14010005022800

Historic District

Federal Row

Classification

Class 1 (Definitions of Classes)

State Key Number

79675

Historic Function

Domestic - single dwelling

Style

Federal

Built

1832

Architect

Builder

Barn Type on property

Last Entry Update

8/8/2016

The Federal Row Historic District consists of five Federal and Greek Revival buildings completed between 1823 and 1840. The Kennedy Row House, part of the Federal Row Historic District, was built by David Kennedy, an Irish immigrant who worked in Erie as a contractor, in 1836. The structure, which is located at 158-162 East 5th Street, was split into two homes in the 1880s and rented out to various tenants. Attached to this structure is the David Kennedy House, which was built in 1832, four years before the construction of the Kennedy Row House. The David Kennedy House sits at the corner of East 5th and Holland Streets and was home to David Kennedy and his family. Kennedy also built the Kennedy Double House at 424-426 Holland Street in 1840. The property was intentionally built to house two families during a time when the City of Erie’s population was booming. In 2016, these three National Registered properties are privately owned single-family homes.

Sources: Northwest Institute of Research Historic Survey, 1982

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