26th District Police and Patrol Station


26th District Police and Patrol Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
(2009 photograph)
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Location	2136–2142 E. Dauphin St., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°58′51″N 75°7′47″W / 39.98083°N 75.12972°W / 39.98083; -75.12972Coordinates: 39°58′51″N 75°7′47″W / 39.98083°N 75.12972°W / 39.98083; -75.12972
Area	<1 acre
Built	1896 (1896)
Architect	John T. Windrim; Doyle and Doak
Architectural style	Renaissance
NRHP Reference #	84003550^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 12, 1984

The 26th District Police and Patrol Station is a historic police station in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was designed by noted architect John T. Windrim (1866-1934) and built in 1896. It and is a three-story, "L"-plan, brownstone and brick building in the Renaissance style. It features a monumental arched entrance with terra cotta decorative elements, curved corner, copper entabulature, wide frieze, and pitched roof. It housed a police station until 1969.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Alice Kent Schooler (March 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: 26th District Police and Patrol Station" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-07-03.

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