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Pennsylvania Railroad Office Building

Coordinates: 39°57′21″N 75°11′16″W / 39.95583°N 75.18778°W / 39.95583; -75.18778
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Pennsylvania Railroad Office Building
Pennsylvania Railroad Office Building, May 2010
Pennsylvania Railroad Office Building is located in Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad Office Building
Pennsylvania Railroad Office Building is located in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Railroad Office Building
Pennsylvania Railroad Office Building is located in the United States
Pennsylvania Railroad Office Building
Location3175 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°57′21″N 75°11′16″W / 39.95583°N 75.18778°W / 39.95583; -75.18778
Area1.3 acres (0.53 ha)
Built1927
ArchitectGraham, Anderson, Probst & White
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.03000071[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 27, 2003

The Pennsylvania Railroad Office Building is an historic, American office building that is located in the University City neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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

History and architectural features

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Built by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1927, this historic structure is a fourteen-story, brick and limestone building that was designed in the Classical Revival style. It consists of a four-story, limestone and terra cotta base, topped by a ten-story, E-shaped tower of buff-colored brick.[2]

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

The building is currently known as University Crossings[3] and provides student housing and office space for Drexel University.

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Drexel Off-Campus Housing - University Crossings". American Campus Communities. Retrieved 2022-12-13.