East Center City Commercial Historic District


East Center City Commercial Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
700 block Chestnut, East Center City Commercial Historic District, April 2010
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Location	Roughly bounded by 6th, Juniper, Market and Locust Sts., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°57′5″N 75°9′33″W / 39.95139°N 75.15917°W / 39.95139; -75.15917Coordinates: 39°57′5″N 75°9′33″W / 39.95139°N 75.15917°W / 39.95139; -75.15917
Area	88 acres (36 ha)
Built	1799
Architectural style	Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Other, Federal
NRHP Reference #	84003531^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 5, 1984

East Center City Commercial Historic District is a national historic district located in the Washington Square neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It encompasses 287 contributing buildings that includes a mix of large and small commercial buildings, banks, hotels, newspapers, clubs, and restaurants. Notable buildings include the Curtis Publishing Co. (1907), Lits Department Store (1891), Strawbridge and Clothier (1868), Gimbels (1894), Benjamin Franklin Hotel (1922), New York Mutual Life Insurance Company Building (1872, 1890), Aldelphia Hotel (1912), Blum Store (1927), Keystone National Bank (1884), Beck Engraving and "The Press" (1896), Integrity Trust (1923), Quaker City Bank (1892), Philadelphia Club, the Old Federal Reserve Bank (1932), U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, Walnut Street Theatre, and Forrest Theater. It also includes a set of 3 1/2-story townhouses designed by Benjamin Henry Latrobe for William Sansom.^[2]

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

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "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 George E. Thomas (March 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: East Center City Commercial Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-16.

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