Strawbridge and Clothier Store, Jenkintown
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Strawbridge and Clothier Store | |
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| Location |
Old York Rd. N of Rydal Rd. Jenkintown, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates: 40°6′6″N 75°7′32″W / 40.10167°N 75.12556°W | |
| Area | 7.9 acres (3.2 ha) |
| Built | 1930-1931, 1954 |
| Architect | Dreher & Churchman; Herbert B. Beidler |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| NRHP Reference # | 88003047[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 22, 1988 |
The Strawbridge and Clothier Store is a historic department store building located at Jenkintown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It was built by Strawbridge & Clothier in 1930-1931 and renovated and expanded in 1954. The original section is a four-story, steel frame structure faced in limestone and on a granite base in the Art Deco style. It has a flat slag roof with parapet. The building features piers that extend above the roof parapet, two-story projecting entrance pavilions, a one-story flat roofed extension with elegant display windows, and two five-story towers. The addition is a three-story structure with a parking garage. It was built as the second suburban branch of Strawbridge and Clothier.[2] The building currently houses an Outback Steakhouse.
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1]
References
Notes
- 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 Patrick W. O'Bannon and Diane E. Newbury (October 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Strawbridge and Clothier Store" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-05.
External links
Media related to Strawbridge & Clothier Store, Jenkintown at Wikimedia Commons- Strawbridge & Clothier company records at Hagley Museum and Library
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