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Social Service Building

Coordinates: 39°56′45″N 75°9′48″W / 39.94583°N 75.16333°W / 39.94583; -75.16333
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Social Service Building
Social Service Building, April 2014
Social Service Building is located in Philadelphia
Social Service Building
Social Service Building is located in Pennsylvania
Social Service Building
Social Service Building is located in the United States
Social Service Building
Location311 S. Juniper Street,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°56′45″N 75°9′48″W / 39.94583°N 75.16333°W / 39.94583; -75.16333
Arealess than an acre
Built1923–1924
ArchitectHorace Trumbauer
Architectural styleFederal Revival
NRHP reference No.02000063[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 20, 2002

Social Service Building is a historic office building located in the Washington Square West neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by noted Philadelphia architect Horace Trumbauer (1868-1938) and built in 1923–1924. It is a 10-story, steel frame brick clad building with limestone and terra cotta ornament in a Federal Revival style. The main entrance features an oversized door with fanlight, framed by Ionic order columns.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "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 George E. Thomas and Dominic Vitiello (August 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Social Service Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.