Ritz-Carlton Philadelphia

The Ritz-Carlton Philadelphia

General information
Status	Complete
Type	Hotel
Location	28-32 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Opening	1931
Height
Roof	394 ft (120 m)
Technical details
Floor count	30
Design and construction
Architect	Furness, Evans & Co. McKim, Mead & White
Main contractor	United Engineers & Constructors, Inc.

The Ritz-Carlton Philadelphia is luxury hotel and residential complex in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It comprises three adjoining buildings: the Girard Trust Bank, at the northwest corner of South Broad & Chestnut Streets; the Girard Trust Building, at the southwest corner of South Broad Street & South Penn Square; and The Residences at the Ritz Carlton, at 1414 South Penn Square.

Girard Trust Bank

Girard Trust Bank.

Girard Trust Bank – also known as Girard Trust Corn Exchange Bank Building – was built as the headquarters and main branch of the Girard Bank, a company founded in 1811. The Beaux Arts building was inspired by the Pantheon in Rome, and was conceived by architect Frank Furness.^[1] The commission was shared between the Philadelphia firm of Furness, Evans & Company and the New York firm of McKim, Mead & White. The building was begun in 1905 and completed in 1907.

While its masonry dome is hemispherical on the exterior, the interior is octagonal. The soaring, 4-story Main Banking Room is used as the hotel's restaurant and ballroom.

Girard Trust Building

Girard Trust Building – also known as Girard Trust Company Office Building – is a 394 feet (120-meter) 30-story skyscraper facing City Hall. It was designed by McKim, Mead & White, and built as an office building in 1930-31. It was later renamed Two Mellon Plaza. The adjacent One Meridian Plaza (built 1972, damaged by a major fire 1991, demolished 1999) was connected to this building. Shortly after One Meridian Plaza's demolition, the building was converted in 2000 into a 330-room Ritz-Carlton hotel. Responsible for the building's conversion are James Garrison and Dr. George C. Skarmeas.

The building is located on the site formerly occupied by the West End Trust Building (1898-1928) by Furness, Evans & Company.

The Residences at the Ritz Carlton

On the former site of One Meridian Plaza stands The Residences at the Ritz Carlton, constructed in 2009.

References

↑ George E. Thomas, et al., Frank Furness: The Complete Works, (New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 1996), pp. 338-39.

External links

The Ritz-Carlton at emporis.com
Girard Trust Corn Exchange Bank at Philadelphia Architects and Buildings
The Girard Trust Company Building at Philadelphia Architects and Buildings

Skyscrapers in Philadelphia

Current	Comcast Center One Liberty Place Two Liberty Place BNY Mellon Center Three Logan Square G. Fred DiBona Jr. Building One Commerce Square Two Commerce Square Philadelphia City Hall The Residences at The Ritz-Carlton 1818 Market Street The St. James Loews Philadelphia Hotel PNC Bank Building Centre Square II Five Penn Center Murano One South Broad Cira Centre 2000 Market Street Two Logan Square 1700 Market evo at Cira Centre South 1835 Market Street Centre Square I Aramark Tower Wells Fargo Building 1706 Rittenhouse One Logan Square The Ritz-Carlton Philadelphia Lewis Tower PECO Building

Under construction	Comcast Innovation and Technology Center FMC Tower at Cira Centre South Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Ambulatory Care Center Lancaster Square (Drexel U.) One Riverside

Demolished	One Meridian Plaza

Approved	W Hotel Philadelphia 3601 Market Street 1919 Market Street Eastern Tower Community Center 38th and Chestnut 1213 Walnut Street 1601 Vine Street

Proposed	Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Schuylkill Ave. expansion 1911 Walnut

See also: Tallest buildings in Philadelphia Architecture of Philadelphia

Hotels in Philadelphia

5-star hotels	Four Seasons Philadelphia Hotel Monaco Philadelphia Hotel Palomar Philadelphia Hyatt at the Bellevue Philadelphia (The Bellevue-Stratford Hotel) Loews Philadelphia Hotel Omni Hotel Independence Park Rittenhouse 1715 Rittenhouse Hotel Ritz-Carlton Philadelphia Sofitel Philadelphia Hotel The Westin Hotel Philadelphia

Coordinates: 39°57′05″N 75°09′51″W / 39.95139°N 75.16417°W / 39.95139; -75.16417

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