Land Title Building
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| Location | 1400 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°57′2″N 75°9′52″W / 39.95056°N 75.16444°W |
| Area | 0.2 acres (0.081 ha) |
| Built | 1898 |
| Architect | Daniel H. Burnham & Co.; Daniel H. Burnham & Horace Trumbauer |
| Architectural style | Chicago, Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 78002450[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 15, 1978 |
The Land Title Building and Annex is an American early skyscraper located at 1400 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
History and architectural features
[edit]This historic structure was built for the oldest title insurance company in the world, the Land Title Bank and Trust Company. The two-building complex, joined at the first floor, was built in two phases. The earlier, northern one of the building's two towers was erected in 1898 and was fifteen stories tall. It was designed by Chicago-based architect Daniel Burnham, who was an early pioneer in the development of tall buildings.
The southern, 22-story, 331-foot tower, added in 1902, was also designed by Burnham in collaboration with Philadelphia architect Horace Trumbauer; it was built on the site of the former Lafayette Hotel.[2]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
A Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission historical marker outside the building commemorates Anne Brancato Wood, a state legislator and entrepreneur whose offices were located in the building.[3]
References
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- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Thomas, George E. (1978). "Land Title Building" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
- ^ "PHMC Marker Search: Anne Brancato Wood (1903-1972)". share.phmc.pa.gov. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
External links
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Media related to Land Title Building (1902) at Wikimedia Commons- Land Title & Trust Building[usurped] at emporis.com
- Land Title Building data from the Philadelphia Architects and Buildings (PAB) project of the Athenaeum of Philadelphia
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-1514, "Land Title Bank and Trust Company, 100–118 South Broad Street, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA", 2 photos, 1 data page, 1 photo caption page
- Land Title & Trust Block at SkyScraperPage.com
- Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Philadelphia
- Historic American Buildings Survey in Philadelphia
- Neoclassical architecture in Pennsylvania
- Market East, Philadelphia
- 1898 establishments in Pennsylvania
- Skyscraper office buildings in Philadelphia
- Office buildings completed in 1898
- Horace Trumbauer buildings