Pennsylvania Railroad Office Building | |
.jpg.webp) Pennsylvania Railroad Office Building, May 2010 | |
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| Location | 3175 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°57′21″N 75°11′16″W / 39.95583°N 75.18778°W |
| Area | 1.3 acres (0.53 ha) |
| Built | 1927 |
| Architect | Graham, Anderson, Probst & White |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 03000071[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 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
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.
Gallery
The view from Market St.
Towers
Central Tower
References
- 1 2 3 "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 (February 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Pennsylvania Railroad Office Building" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-18.
- ↑ "Drexel Off-Campus Housing - University Crossings". American Campus Communities. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
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