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The Deacon
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States · Independent · Accessible Luxury
The Deacon opened in 2019 inside the 1906 First African Baptist Church at 1600 Christian Street, eight rooms in a Watson and Huckel building that Everett Abitbol and Bill Vessal converted with Shannon Maldonado. The nave now works as an event hall for the house. Graduate Hospital is the neighborhood around the church.
- 8 rooms
- Opened 2019
- Neighborhood: Washington Square West
About The Deacon
- The eight-room hotel debuted in 2019 inside the vacant First African Baptist Church, built in 1906.
- The address is 1600 Christian Street in Philadelphia, inside the Graduate Hospital neighborhood west of Broad.
- Watson and Huckel designed the church around 1906, long a fixture of the Black community on this block.
Amenities
- Tables, chairs and couches in the common area
- Sonos surround sound speakers
- PA system (Bose speaker and wireless mics)
- Apple TV
- Projector and screen
- Open chef's kitchen
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