Social Service Building

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Social Service Building
Social Service Building, February 2010
Location 311 S. Juniper St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°56′45″N 75°9′48″W / 39.94583°N 75.16333°W / 39.94583; -75.16333Coordinates: 39°56′45″N 75°9′48″W / 39.94583°N 75.16333°W / 39.94583; -75.16333
Area less than one acre
Built 1923-1924
Architect Trumbauer, Horace; et al.
Architectural style Other, Federal Revival
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 02000063[1]
Added to NRHP February 20, 2002

Social Service Building is a historic office building located in the Washington Square West neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by noted Philadelphia architect Horace Trumbauer (1868-1938) and built in 1923-1924. It is a 10-story, steel frame brick clad building with limestone and terra cotta ornament in a Federal Revival style. The main entrance features an oversized door with fanlight, framed by Ionic order columns.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09. 
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.  Note: This includes George E. Thomas and Dominic Vitiello (August 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Social Service Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16. 


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