Ruth Eldridge's 19th-century townhouse was reimagined in the 1960s by acclaimed mid-century-modern architect Frank Weise, who built a jaw-dropping signature spiral staircase. More recently, she updated the house with 21st-century modern conveniences. In 1994, Eldridge moved into the house on Pine Street with her husband, Cary DeWitt Eldridge. They were academics, traveling to and from Paris to conduct research, and bought the house from a Temple University colleague of his, philosophy professor Sid Axinn. The three-bedroom townhouse was built around 1828-29, but was modernized by the late Weise. The staircase was the centerpiece of Weise's design - it draws the eye upward through three...
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