Pennsylvania Railroad Office Building

Pennsylvania Railroad Office Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Pennsylvania Railroad Office Building, May 2010

Location	3175 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°57′21″N 75°11′16″W / 39.95583°N 75.18778°W / 39.95583; -75.18778Coordinates: 39°57′21″N 75°11′16″W / 39.95583°N 75.18778°W / 39.95583; -75.18778
Area	1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built	1927
Architect	Graham, Anderson, Probst & White
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP Reference #	03000071^[1]
Added to NRHP	February 27, 2003

Pennsylvania Railroad Office Building is a historic office building located in the University City neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1927, and is a 14-story, brick and limestone building in the Classical Revival style. It consists of a four-story limestone and terra cotta base, topped by a 10-story "E"-shaped tower of buff colored brick.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.^[1]

Gallery

The view from Market St.
Towers
Central Tower

References

1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Cynthia Rose Hamilton (February 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Pennsylvania Railroad Office Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-18.

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