Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The Gas Lamp Hotel
Five suites named for lighting pioneers, tucked into an 1845 rowhome by Elfreth's Alley.
Open · August 2024
A row home from 1845 steps from Elfreth's Alley reopened in August 2024 as a five-suite boutique hotel, each room named for a pioneer of electric lighting. It's a small, design-forward conversion by a group of local investors rather than a branded chain property.
The essentials
- Group
- Independent
- Opening
- August 2024
- Rooms & suites
- 5 rooms
- Segment
- Luxury Boutique
- Designer
- Abigail Shapansky
- Entry rate
- From $140
The place
The hotel occupies a row home dating to 1845 at 140 North 2nd Street in Old City, overlooking Elfreth's Alley, one of the oldest continuously inhabited residential streets in the United States.
The concept
A group of five Philadelphia-area investors, led by furniture designer Wendell Holland, converted the historic rowhome into a five-suite hotel that opened in August 2024: its first use as a hotel. Interior designer Abigail Shapansky based the decor on wallpaper patterns original to the building, and each suite is named after a pioneer of lighting and electricity (Edison, Tesla, Latimer, Davy, Adams), including a three-bedroom Edison suite with a full kitchen.
Dining & wellness
There is no full-service restaurant on site; several suites, including the Edison suite, include full kitchens, positioning the property closer to a design-led serviced apartment than a traditional hotel.
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