Wachovia Building (Philadelphia)

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Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Company Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Wachovia Building
Wachovia Building
Location: 123-151 S. Broad St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 39°56′57.71″N 75°9′51.68″W / 39.9493639, -75.1643556Coordinates: 39°56′57.71″N 75°9′51.68″W / 39.9493639, -75.1643556
Built/Founded: 1926
Architect: Simon & Simon; Piccirilli Bros.
Architectural style(s): Beaux Arts, Skyscraper
Added to NRHP: November 27, 1978
NRHP Reference#: 78002447

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Governing body: Private

The Wachovia Building, originally the Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Company Building is a skyscraper located on 123 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This beaux arts[2] office building was completed in 1927[3], but was remodelled in 1996. The Wachovia building was designed by Cope Linder Architects [1] and is 29 stories tall. It was featured in the 1984 movie Trading Places as the headquarters of Duke & Duke.

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  1. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
  2. ^ PHMC Cultural Resources Database
  3. ^ http://www.arch.state.pa.us/display.asp
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