Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Building
Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Building | |
 Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Building, May 2010 | |
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| Location | 3118-3198 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°57′13″N 75°11′56″W / 39.95361°N 75.19889°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1929 |
| Architect | United Engineers & Constructors |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| NRHP reference No. | 99001291[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 28, 1999 |
Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Building is a historic freight station, warehouse and showroom building located in the University City neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1929, and is a six-story, flat roofed building in the Art Deco style. The first floor is clad in limestone and the upper stories are of buff-colored brick. Each floor contains approximately 88,000 square feet.[2] The building has been converted to residential use and is now known as the Left Bank.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]
Gallery
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SW corner -
Walnut Street Entrance -
Art Deco detail
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Cynthia Rose Hamilton (July 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Pennsylvania Railroad Freight Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-18.
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