Nugent Home for Baptists
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| Location | 221 W. Johnson St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°2′36″N 75°11′13″W / 40.04333°N 75.18694°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1895 |
| Architect | J. Franklin Stuckert, John W. Gilton, et al. |
| Architectural style | Renaissance |
| NRHP reference No. | 06000746[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 30, 2006 |
The Nugent Home for Baptists is an historic, private charity building that is located at 221 W. Johnson Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. According to The New York Times of May 21, 1889:
The Hon. Horatio G. Jones, President of the Trustees of the George Nugent Home for Baptists at Germantown, Philadelphia, announced that the home had a foundation or endowment of $300,000 or $400,000, and was ready to receive all Baptist ministers and their wives over sixty years of age. The inmates are supported for life.[2]
