Plan, Athens, House of the Arrephoroi
| Context: | Athens |
| Type: | House |
| Summary: | House; on the north side of the Acropolis, east and north of the Erechtheion. |
| Date: | ca. 500 BC - 400 BC |
| Dimensions: | Column height: ca. 4.85 m. |
| Region: | Attica |
| Period: | Archaic/Classical |
Plan:
Square building constructed in the Doric order. Large room with a colonnade of 4 columns in antis at the entrance which opened south. On the east side, a large rectangular court. There was a concealed staircase northwest of the square building, in the court, leading down to the grotto of Aglauros.
History:
The Arrephoroi were young girls of noble birth who lived on the Acropolis and served Athena. Plutarch writes about a hand ball court on the Acropolis and G.P. Stevens has assigned this function to the court east of the House of the Arrephoroi. The building may have had a hipped roof.
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