Comly Rich House

Comly Rich House
Comly Rich House
	The Comly Rich house photographed in the 20th century.
General information
Architectural style	Federal
Location	4276 Orchard Street; Frankford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°00′34″N 75°05′13″W / 40.00956°N 75.08687°W
Completed	1826

The Comly Rich House is a historic house in the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, notable as the first home in the United States financed by a savings and loan association, the Oxford Provident Building Society, founded 1831. To buy the house, which cost $500, Rich, variously described as a lamplighter or a maker of combs, received a loan of $375 in April 1831 from the Oxford Provident Building Association, founded the same year.^[1]

The two-and-a-half-story house, built around 1826, still stands at 4276 Orchard Street. It was listed on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places in 1960.

References

^ Office of Thrift Supervision Annual Report (PDF) (Report). US Department of the Treasury, Office of Thrift Supervision. 2009. p. 4. Retrieved November 3, 2023.

External links

Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-1794, "Comly Rich House, 4276 Orchard Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA", 13 photos, 2 color transparencies, 4 measured drawings, 2 photo caption pages
Rich Residence data from the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings (PAB) project of the Athenaeum of Philadelphia

[1] Office of Thrift Supervision Annual Report (PDF) (Report). US Department of the Treasury, Office of Thrift Supervision. 2009. p. 4. Retrieved November 3, 2023.

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