nut ▁Hill ▁residence ▁in ▁North west ▁Philadelphia ▁designed ▁and ▁built ▁by ▁American ▁architect ▁George ▁How e . ▁ ▁Design ▁High ▁H ollow ' s ▁design ▁is ▁derived ▁in - part ▁from ▁How e ' s ▁th esis ▁while ▁studying ▁under ▁Victor ▁L al oux ▁at ▁the ▁É cole ▁des ▁Be aux - Ar ts ▁in ▁France . ▁Initial ▁construction ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁while ▁How e ▁was ▁app r entic ed ▁with ▁the ▁Philadelphia - based ▁architecture ▁firm ▁F urn ess , ▁Evans ▁& ▁Co ., ▁and ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁during ▁his ▁time ▁with ▁M ell or ▁Me igs ▁& ▁How e . ▁ ▁The ▁design ▁is ▁of ▁European ▁influence , ▁particularly ▁Italian ▁and ▁French , ▁hint ing ▁at ▁How e ' s ▁roots ▁in ▁the ▁Be aux ▁Arts , ▁but ▁it ▁does ▁not ▁conform ▁to ▁any ▁specific ▁style ▁of ▁the ▁time . ▁R ather , ▁High ▁H ollow ▁l ends ▁itself ▁more ▁to ▁its ▁surr ound ings ▁then ▁to ▁any ▁architect ural ▁genre . ▁A ▁local ▁quar ry ▁was ▁even ▁re open ed , ▁just ▁to ▁supply ▁the ▁pur pl ish ▁stone ▁used ▁in ▁its ▁construction . ▁ ▁Border ing ▁Fair mount ▁Park ▁and ▁over looking ▁the ▁W iss ah ick on ▁Valley , ▁High ▁H ollow ▁is ▁often ▁regarded ▁as ▁How e ' s ▁most ▁significant ▁resident ial ▁work ▁and ▁viewed ▁by ▁many ▁as ▁setting ▁the ▁standard ▁for ▁house ▁design ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁through ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁Century